The moustached laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla |
| Species: | I. cineracea
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| Ianthocincla cineracea (Godwin-Austen, 1874)
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Garrulax cineraceus | |
The moustached 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 Ianthocincla.[2][3]
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are recognised:[3]
- I. c. cineracea (Godwin-Austen, 1874) – Patkai
- I. c. strenua (Deignan, 1957) – east Myanmar to Yunnan
- I. c. cinereiceps (Styan, 1887) – South China
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax cineraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
External links
edit- Moustached laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection