Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush
Species of bird
Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush | |
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Near Pangot of Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Trochalopteron |
Species: | T. erythrocephalum |
Binomial name | |
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum (Vigors, 1832) | |
Synonyms | |
Garrulax erythrocephalus |
The chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/NV_CCLT.jpg/220px-NV_CCLT.jpg)
The silver-eared laughingthrush, formerly included as a subspecies, is now[2] usually regarded as a separate species.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Trochalopteron erythrocephalum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735117A111155572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22735117A111155572.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide
External links
- Images at ADW