White-throated laughingthrush

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.

White-throated laughingthrush
at Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, 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. albogularis
Binomial name
Pterorhinus albogularis (Gould, 1836)
Synonyms
Ianthocincla albogularis Garrulax albogularis

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]

Gallery

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  White-throated laughingthrush at Uttarakhand, India
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  White-throated Laughingthrush transferring nesting material at Sattal, Kumaon division of Uttarakhand
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  At Nagarkot, Nepal