Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus courtoisi(Ménégaux, HA, 1923)
English (US) Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
The Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi) 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
- Pterorhinus courtoisi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
- Described by
- (Ménégaux, HA, 1923)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pterorhinus courtoisi courtoisi
- Pterorhinus courtoisi simaoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Garrulax Courtoisi
- Described by
- (Ménégaux, HA, 1923)
- Type locality
- Wuyuan, northeastern Kiangsi.
- Original description
- Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 29, no.4 p.287
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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