Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus ruficeps(Gould, J, 1863)
English (US) Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush
The Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficeps) 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: montane forest of TaiwanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterorhinus ruficeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1863)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Garrulax ruficeps
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1863)
- Type locality
- Formosa.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862, pt.3 p.281
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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