The chestnut-backed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus nuchalis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Northeast India and northern Myanmar. This species inhabits secondary growth, thickets, tall grasslands with scattered shrubs or dense bushes in stony scrub-covered ravines and hills, from the lowlands up to around 900 metres (3,000 ft).[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Chestnut-backed laughingthrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Pterorhinus |
| Species: | P. nuchalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterorhinus nuchalis (Godwin-Austen, 1876)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ianthocincla nuchalis | |
The chestnut-backed laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Garrulax nuchalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715639A94462678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715639A94462678.en. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Garrulax nuchalis". www.birdlife.org.
- ^ Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjeldså, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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