White-speckled Laughingthrush
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White-speckled Laughingthrush

Ianthocincla bieti

白点噪鹛

IUCN: Vulnerable China: Level I (Highest) Found in China

Introduction

Passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Endemic to China, where it inhabits temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Previously classified in the genus Garrulax, it was moved to Ianthocincla following a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018.

Distribution & Habitat

Endemic to China. Inhabits temperate forest habitats.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Ianthocincla
eBird Code
bielau1

Distribution

mountains of southern China (southwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan)

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.