Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
Garrulax castanotis(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1899)
English (US) Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
The Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Garrulax castanotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1899)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Garrulax castanotis varennei
- Garrulax castanotis castanotis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dryonastes castanotis
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1899)
- Type locality
- Five-finger Mountains, Hainan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.7, vol.5, no.20 p.584
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Laughingthrushes and Allies
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Black-hooded Laughingthrush
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White-necked Laughingthrush
Garrulax strepitans
Cambodian Laughingthrush
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Grey Laughingthrush
Garrulax maesi
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla sukatschewi
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla rufogularis
Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla konkakinhensis
Moustached Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla cineracea
Spotted Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla ocellata
Giant Laughingthrush
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