The liocichlas are a group of birds in the genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of the same name, Liocichla, from the Old World babbler

Old World babbler

The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...

 family. They are found in Asia

Asia

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 from India

India

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 to China

China

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. They are Old World babblers proper and belong to a clade

Clade

A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...

 also containing at least the Leiothrix, the barwing

Barwing

The Barwings are the genus Actinodura of passerine birds in the Old World babbler family. They are found in the hills of southern Asia from India east to China and Taiwan.-Species in taxonomic order:* Rusty-fronted Barwing...

s, the minla

Minla

The bird genus Minla of the family Timaliidae was commonly used for three, most likely unrelated species. The genus is probably best split, with only the Red-tailed Minla The bird genus Minla (from minla, Nepali for M. ignotincta) of the family Timaliidae was commonly used for three, most likely...

s and the sibias. Among these, they are an early offshoot, or basal lineage.

• Genus Liocichla, the liocichlas
  • Grey-faced Liocichla
    Grey-faced Liocichla
    The Grey-faced Liocichla, Liocichla omeiensis, is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family. The species, also known as the Omei Shan or Emei Shan Liocichla, is endemic to mountain ranges in Southern Sichuan, China...
    
    , Liocichla omeiensis
  • Steere's Liocichla
    Steere's Liocichla
    The Steere's Liocichla is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is endemic to Taiwan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
    
    , Liocichla steerii
  • Red-faced Liocichla
    Red-faced Liocichla
    The Red-faced Liocichla is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is also known as the Crimson-faced Liocichla....
    
    , Liocichla phoenicea
  • Bugun Liocichla
    Bugun Liocichla
    The Bugun Liocichla, Liocichla bugunorum, is a passerine bird species from the Old World babbler family closely related to the Grey-faced Liocichla. First spotted in 1995, it was described as a new species in 2006 by Ramana Athreya. The description was made without the collection of a type...
    
    , Liocichla bugunorum

The Bugun Liocichla was scientifically described in 2006, having been recorded only once before, in 1995.