Wayanad Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus delesserti(Jerdon, TC, 1839)
English (US) Wayanad Laughingthrush
The Wayanad Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus delesserti) 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.
Range: southwestern India (Western Ghats from Goa to Kerala and western Tamil Nadu)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterorhinus delesserti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wayanad Laughingthrush
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- C[rateropus] Delesserti
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1839)
- Type locality
- Kotagiri, Nilgiri Hills.
- Original description
- Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10, no.25 p.256
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Laughingthrushes and Allies
Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush
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Moustached Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla cineracea
Spotted Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla ocellata
Giant Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla maxima
White-speckled Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla bieti
Barred Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla lunulata
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus gularis
White-cheeked Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus vassali
Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus galbanus
Blue-crowned Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus courtoisi
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus mitratus
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus treacheri
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