Garrulax_cineraceus

Moustached laughingthrush

Moustached laughingthrush

Species of bird

The moustached laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

The moustached 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]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • I. c. cineracea (Godwin-Austen, 1874) – Patkai
  • I. c. strenua (Deignan, 1957) – east Myanmar to Yunnan
  • I. c. cinereiceps (Styan, 1887) – South China

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax cineraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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