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.[1][2]
Gallery
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Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim -
Artist's Illustration
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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
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q1048782 entry
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