Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
红头噪鹛
Introduction
Species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Found in Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The silver-eared laughingthrush, formerly included as a subspecies, is now usually regarded as a separate species.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs in Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Trochalopteron
- eBird Code
- chclau2
Vocalizations
Subspecies (3)
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Trochalopteron erythrocephalum erythrocephalum
Himalayas of western India (Himachal Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh)
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Trochalopteron erythrocephalum kali
western and central Nepal
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Trochalopteron erythrocephalum nigrimentum
Himalayas from Nepal to northeastern India (Assam) 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.