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Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla sukatschewi (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, Ianthocincla sukatschewi, is a passerine of the family Leiothrichidae that breeds in northern China. It is found in temperate forests and is endemic to that part of China. The species was described by Berezowski and Bianchi in 1891. It was formerly placed in Garrulax, but a 2018 molecular study led to its transfer to Ianthocincla. The specific name commemorates Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev, a Russian merchant, philanthropist and collector.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: n China
