The white-cheeked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus vassali) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.It is found in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| White-cheeked laughingthrush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Pterorhinus |
| Species: | P. vassali |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterorhinus vassali (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) | |
| Synonyms | |
Ianthocincla vassali | |
The white-cheeked laughingthrush was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.[2][3]