Biology:White-throated laughingthrush
| White-throated laughingthrush | |
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| at Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Pterorhinus |
| Species: | P. albogularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterorhinus albogularis (Gould, 1836)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ianthocincla albogularis | |
The white-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus albogularis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas, and some adjoining and disjunct areas. It ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India , Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.[1][2]
Gallery
White-throated laughingthrush at Uttarakhand, India
White-throated Laughingthrush transferring nesting material at Sattal, Kumaon division of Uttarakhand
At Nagarkot, Nepal
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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
- White-throated laughingthrush video on the Internet Bird Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q1588929 entry
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