Ianthocincla is a genus of passerine birds in the family Leiothrichidae.
| Ianthocincla | |
|---|---|
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| Giant laughingthrush, (Ianthocincla maxima) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla Gould, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Cinclosoma ocellatum Vigors, 1831 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Taxonomy
The genus Ianthocincla was erected by English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1835 with the spotted laughingthrush as the type species.[1][2] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek ionthos "young hair" or "down" with the Neo-Latin cinclus "thrush".[3] The species now placed in the genus were previously assigned to Garrulax but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, Garrulax was split up and some of the species were moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[4][5]
Species
The genus contains eight species:[5]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spotted laughingthrush | Ianthocincla ocellata | Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. |
.jpg) | Giant laughingthrush | Ianthocincla maxima | central China and far northern India and Myanmar. |
 | Barred laughingthrush | Ianthocincla lunulata | central China |
| White-speckled laughingthrush | Ianthocincla bieti | China | |
| Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush | Ianthocincla sukatschewi | northern China | |
| Moustached laughingthrush | Ianthocincla cineracea | China, India, and Myanmar | |
 | Rufous-chinned laughingthrush | Ianthocincla rufogularis | Sikkim in northeast India |
| Chestnut-eared laughingthrush | Ianthocincla konkakinhensis | Vietnam |
References
- Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.