Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Ianthocincla
Spotted Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla ocellata · 眼纹噪鹛
Introduction
A bird species in the family Leiothrichidae, formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but moved to Ianthocincla following a 2018 molecular phylogenetic study. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Recorded in mixed cold temperate Himalayan Forest at about 2250 meters above sea level.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Ianthocincla
Taxonomy Changes
Garrulax ocellatus → Ianthocincla ocellata
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (4)
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Ianthocincla ocellata artemisiae
southern China (southern Gansu to Sichuan and northeastern 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.
