Spotted laughingthrush
| Spotted laughingthrush | |
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| Garrulax ocellatus ocellatus from Pangolakha WLS, East Sikkim, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Garrulax (disputed) |
| Species: | G. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Garrulax ocellatus (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ianthocincla ocellata | |
Spotted Laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus) in undergrowth of a mixed cold temperate Himalayan Forest, about 2250 meters above sea level, in Sarmoli Village, Munsiari, District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
The spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus) is a bird species in the Leiothrichidae family. In the proposed rearrangement of the laughingthrushes, it is sometimes placed in the genus Ianthocincla, as I. ocellata. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Spotted laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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