Grey-sided laughingthrush

The grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Grey-sided laughingthrush
From Sumin Reserve Forest, Sikkim, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Leiothrichidae
Genus:	Pterorhinus
Species:	P. caerulatus
Binomial name
Pterorhinus caerulatus (Hodgson, 1836)
Synonyms
Ianthocincla caerulata Garrulax caerulatus

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.^[2][3]

Close-up of head, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and the Hawaiian Islands (where it was introduced). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.