Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus pectoralis

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About the Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is introduced to Hawaii. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.

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Classification

Scientific name: Pterorhinus pectoralis
Family: Laughingthrushes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the laughingthrushes and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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