The barred laughingthrush (Ianthocincla lunulata) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to central China where its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Barred laughingthrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Ianthocincla
Species:
I. lunulata
Binomial name
Ianthocincla lunulata
Verreaux, 1871
Synonyms[1]
  • Garrulax lunulatus
  • Janthocincla lunulata

The barred laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Garrulax lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715672A94464507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715672A94464507.en. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjelds, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 December 2023.