Moustached Laughingthrush
Chris Wyse · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Moustached Laughingthrush
Chris Wyse · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Moustached Laughingthrush
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Moustached Laughingthrush

Ianthocincla cineracea

灰翅噪鹛

IUCN: Not Evaluated Found in China

Introduction

Passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Found in China, India, and Myanmar. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Following molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, this species was moved from the genus Garrulax to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.

Distribution & Habitat

Range includes China, India, and Myanmar. Three subspecies are recognized: I. c. cineracea in the Purvanchal Range, I. c. strenua from eastern Myanmar to Yunnan, and I. c. cinereiceps in South China. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Ianthocincla
eBird Code
moulau1

Subspecies (3)

  • Ianthocincla cineracea cineracea

    southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to western Myanmar (Chin Hills)

  • Ianthocincla cineracea cinereiceps

    southern China (western Sichuan to Anhui, Guandong, and Zhejiang)

  • Ianthocincla cineracea strenua

    northeastern Myanmar to southern China (southeastern 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.