Biology:Spotted laughingthrush
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Short description: Species of bird
| Spotted laughingthrush | |
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| Ianthocincla ocellata ocellata from Pangolakha WLS, East Sikkim, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla |
| Species: | I. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ianthocincla ocellata (Vigors, 1831)
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| Synonyms | |
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Garrulax ocellatus | |
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.
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]
Gallery
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Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim -
Artist's Illustration -
San Diego Zoo -
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. (2024). "Ianthocincla ocellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22715682A264169562.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715682/264169562. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/laughingthrushes/.
External links
- Spotted laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q40655658 entry
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