Variegated laughingthrush
Variegated laughingthrush | |
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Species Trochalopteron variegatum variegatum from Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Trochalopteron |
Species: | T. variegatum |
Binomial name | |
Trochalopteron variegatum (Vigors, 1831) | |
Synonyms | |
Garrulax variegatus |
The variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is endemic to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the low-to-mid altitudes of the Himalayas. It ranges across Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Garrulax variegatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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