White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus(Hardwicke, T, 1816)
English (US) White-crested Laughingthrush
The White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) 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 leucolophus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Garrulax leucolophus leucolophus
- Garrulax leucolophus patkaicus
- Garrulax leucolophus belangeri
- Garrulax leucolophus diardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus leucolophus
- Described by
- (Hardwicke, T, 1816)
- Type locality
- mountains above Hardwar, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11, pt.2 p.208 pl.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-hooded Laughingthrush
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White-necked Laughingthrush
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Grey Laughingthrush
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