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Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron melanostigma(Blyth, E, 1855)

English (US) Silver-eared Laughingthrush

The Silver-eared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma) 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
Trochalopteron melanostigma
Family
Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Described by
(Blyth, E, 1855)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
G[arrulax] melanostigma
Described by
(Blyth, E, 1855)
Type locality
Mulayit Taung [lat. 16° ir N., long. 98° 32' E.], Lower Burma.
Original description
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24, no.3 p.268

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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