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Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush

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Chestnut-crowned laughingthrush
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Garrulax (disputed)
Species:
G. erythrocephalus
Binomial name
Garrulax erythrocephalus
(Vigors, 1832)

The Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax erythrocephalus) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

This species is sometimes[1] placed in the genus Trochalopteron.

Contact call
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The subspecies chrysopterum is sometimes[1] regarded as a separate species, Assam Laughingthrush.

References

  1. ^ a b Rasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide