Spotted laughingthrush
The spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Spotted laughingthrush | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Ianthocincla ocellata ocellata from Pangolakha WLS, East Sikkim, India. | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Leiothrichidae | 
| Genus: | Ianthocincla | 
| Species: | I. ocellata | 
| Binomial name | |
| Ianthocincla ocellata (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Garrulax ocellatus | |
The spotted laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[2][3]
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 Spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) in undergrowth of a mixed cold temperate Himalayan Forest, about 2250 meters above sea level, in Sarmoli Village, Munsiari, District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) in undergrowth of a mixed cold temperate Himalayan Forest, about 2250 meters above sea level, in Sarmoli Village, Munsiari, District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
References
    
- BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjeldså, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
    
- Spotted laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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