Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus pectoralis
黑领噪鹛
Introduction
Species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam, with introduced populations in Hawaii. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Formerly placed in genus Garrulax but moved to genus Pterorhinus following molecular phylogenetic study in 2018. In mixed-species foraging flocks, individuals tend to be dominant.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across South and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Introduced to Hawaii. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Behavior & Ecology
Tends to be dominant in mixed-species foraging flocks. The Lesser necklaced laughingthrush mimics this species despite not being especially closely related, which may have been selected for as a result of this species' dominance in foraging flocks.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Pterorhinus
- eBird Code
- gnlthr
Subspecies (5)
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Pterorhinus pectoralis pectoralis
central Nepal eastward to Bhutan, northeastern India, eastern Bangladesh, northern, western and central Myanmar, and southern China (western Yunnan)
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Pterorhinus pectoralis picticollis
eastern China (Anhui to Shaanxi, Fujian, and Hunan to Guangdong)
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Pterorhinus pectoralis robini
southern China (southern Yunnan east of the Mekong) to northern Vietnam and northeastern Laos
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Pterorhinus pectoralis semitorquatus
Hainan (southern China)
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Pterorhinus pectoralis subfusus
southeastern Myanmar to western Thailand and northwestern Laos
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.