Striated Laughingthrush

Grammatoptila striata (Vigors, 1831)

Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies

Striated Laughingthrush, Grammatoptila striata, is a passerine of the Himalayan region and Myanmar, with a range that extends through Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal. It belongs to the family Leiothrichidae and is the only species placed in Grammatoptila. Formerly included in Garrulax, it was transferred after a 2018 molecular study. Its breeding range lies in the Oriental Region, from the Himalayas to Myanmar. It occurs in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Breeding range: Oriental Region: Himalayas to Myanmar