The Red-tailed minla is a small passerine bird that belongs to the Leiothrichidae family.…
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Red-tailed minla
The red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Body length 12-15 cm. The head is black, with long and wide white eyebrow lines, which are extremely eye-catching on the black head. The upper body is chestnut or gray olive brown, the lower body is light yellowish white, the tail is black, the outer feather margin is red red, with white sub-end spots and red red end spots. It mainly inhabits evergreen broad-leaved forests and mixed forests at an altitude of 1500-2500 meters, and mainly feeds on insects such as beetles.