Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Garrulax merulinusBlyth, E, 1851
English (US) Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus) 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 merulinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Garrulax merulinus merulinus
- Garrulax merulinus laoensis
- Garrulax merulinus obscurus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1851
- Type locality
- Cherrapunji, Khasi Hills, Assam.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 20, no.6 p.521
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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