Spotted Laughingthrush

Ianthocincla ocellata (Vigors, 1831)

Spotted Laughingthrush, Ianthocincla ocellata, is a passerine of the Leiothrichidae family that breeds across the Himalayas to Myanmar and southern China. It occurs in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, and is associated with subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species was first described by Vigors in 1831. It was formerly included in Garrulax, but a molecular study published in 2018 led to its transfer to the revived genus Ianthocincla.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Himalayas to Myanmar and s China