Barred laughingthrush

The barred laughingthrush (Ianthocincla lunulata) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to central China where its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Barred laughingthrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Leiothrichidae
Genus:Ianthocincla
Species:
I. lunulata
Binomial name
Ianthocincla lunulata
Verreaux, 1871
Synonyms[1]
  • Garrulax lunulatus
  • Janthocincla lunulata

The barred laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[2][3]

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