Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusMinla
- SpeciesMinla cyanouroptera (Blue-winged Minla)
The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park
White-cheeked Laughingthrush
Garrulax vassali
Black-headed Sibia
Heterophasia desgodinsi
Collared Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron yersini
Black-hooded Laughingthrush
Garrulax milleti
Vietnamese Cutia
Cutia legalleni
Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
Garrulax annamensis
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Mountain Fulvetta
Alcippe peracensis
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Sitta nagaensis
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
White-tailed Robin
Myiomela leucura
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Minla in Ba Be National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-winged Minla in Ba Be National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Minla in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.