Spotted Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla ocellata
眼纹噪鹛
Introduction
This is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla following a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Recorded at approximately 2250 meters above sea level in mixed cold temperate Himalayan Forest, including locations such as Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East Sikkim and Sarmoli Village in Munsiari, Uttarakhand.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Ianthocincla
- eBird Code
- spolau1
Subspecies (4)
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Ianthocincla ocellata artemisiae
southern China (southern Gansu to Sichuan and northeastern Yunnan)
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Ianthocincla ocellata griseicauda
Himalayas from northwestern India (northwestern Uttar Pradesh) to western Nepal
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Ianthocincla ocellata maculipectus
southern China (northwestern Yunnan) to northeastern Myanmar
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Ianthocincla ocellata ocellata
Himalayas (central Nepal to Bhutan and southeastern Tibet)
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.