Leiothrichidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Leiothrichidae
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

Minla cyanouroptera (Hodgson, 1837)

Blue-winged minla is a Leiothrichidae bird found across South and Southeast Asia in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Chestnut-tailed Minla

Chestnut-tailed Minla

Minla strigula (Hodgson, 1837)

The bar-throated minla is a Leiothrichidae bird found in montane forests from India to Malaysia, with six widely accepted subspecies.

Silver-eared Mesia

Silver-eared Mesia

Leiothrix argentauris (Hodgson, 1837)

The silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) is a Southeast Asian bird species with seven described subspecies.

Red-billed Leiothrix

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786)

Leiothrix lutea is a small, secretive songbird native to South Asia, with introduced populations across multiple regions worldwide.

Taiwan Liocichla

Taiwan Liocichla

Liocichla steerii Swinhoe, 1877

Taiwan liocichla (Steere's liocichla) is a small endemic Taiwanese passerine bird in the laughingthrush family, first described in 1877.

Streaked Laughingthrush

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum (Vigors, 1831)

The streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum) is a Leiothrichidae bird ranging across Central and South Asia.

Elliot's Laughingthrush

Elliot's Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron elliotii J.Verreaux, 1870

Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii) is a Leiothrichidae bird found in central China and far northeastern India.

Variegated Laughingthrush

Variegated Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron variegatum (Vigors, 1831)

The variegated laughingthrush is a medium-sized bird with two distinct subspecies that differ in feather coloration.

Black-faced Laughingthrush

Black-faced Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron affine (Blyth, 1843)

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a Leiothrichidae bird found mainly in the Eastern Himalayas.

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron morrisonianum Ogilvie-Grant, 1906

Trochalopteron morrisonianum, the white-whiskered laughingthrush, is a sociable omnivorous bird found at high elevations in Taiwan.

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum (Vigors, 1832)

Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) is a Leiothrichidae bird found across South and East Asia.

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron melanostigma (Blyth, 1855)

Trochalopteron melanostigma, the silver-eared laughingthrush, is a Leiothrichidae bird found across parts of Southeast Asia and southern China.

Malayan Laughingthrush

Malayan Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron peninsulae Sharpe, 1887

The Malayan laughingthrush is a laughingthrush species found in extreme southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.

Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

Garrulax striatus (Vigors, 1831)

The striated laughingthrush is a passerine bird in Leiothrichidae, found in northern Indian subcontinent, living in moist forests.

Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

Garrulax ocellatus (Vigors, 1831)

The spotted laughingthrush is a Leiothrichidae bird found across South and East Asia in montane forests, recently reclassified to genus Ianthocincla.

Giant Laughingthrush

Giant Laughingthrush

Garrulax maximus (J.Verreaux, 1870)

The giant laughingthrush is a Leiothrichidae bird found in parts of China, India, and Myanmar, living in temperate forests.

Palani Laughingthrush

Palani Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron fairbanki Blanford, 1869

Trochalopteron fairbanki is a laughingthrush restricted to high hills south of India's Palghat Gap with distinct plumage and specific breeding behaviours.

Rusty Laughingthrush

Rusty Laughingthrush

Garrulax poecilorhynchus Gould, 1863

The rusty laughingthrush is a bird species in Leiothrichidae that is endemic to Taiwan.

Buffy Laughingthrush

Buffy Laughingthrush

Garrulax berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876)

The buffy laughingthrush is a Leiothrichidae bird species, recently reclassified from Garrulax to Pterorhinus after a 2018 study.

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

Garrulax caerulatus (Hodgson, 1836)

The grey-sided laughingthrush is a passerine bird native to the Himalayan region, introduced to Hawaii, that lives in moist montane forests.

Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Garrulax ruficeps Gould, 1863

The rufous-crowned laughingthrush is an endemic Taiwanese bird species in the family Leiothrichidae, recently reclassified to genus Pterorhinus.

White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

Garrulax albogularis (Gould, 1836)

The white-throated laughingthrush is a passerine bird found in the Himalayan region, now moved to genus Pterorhinus.

Pere David's Laughingthrush

Pere David's Laughingthrush

Garrulax davidi (Swinhoe, 1868)

Garrulax davidi is the northernmost laughingthrush, with curved bills and mimicry ability convergent with New World thrashers.

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax pectoralis (Gould, 1836)

The greater necklaced laughingthrush is a passerine bird native to South and Southeast Asia, introduced to Hawaii.

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