Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0_1_0 via GBIF

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

红头噪鹛

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae
Genus
Trochalopteron
eBird Code
chclau2

Vocalizations

Andy · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Trochalopteron erythrocephalum erythrocephalum

    Himalayas of western India (Himachal Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh)

  • Trochalopteron erythrocephalum kali

    western and central Nepal

  • 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.