Laughingthrushes and Allies
Leiothrichidae
The laughingthrushes are a family of Old World passerine birds. They are diverse in size and coloration. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The entire family used to be included in the Timaliidae.
17 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 143 known species
Argya
genusArgya
Pterorhinus
genusPterorhinus
Typical Laughingthrushes
genusGarrulax
Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes
genusTrochalopteron
Turdoides Babblers
genusTurdoides
Leiothrix and Mesia
genusLeiothrix
Alcippe Fulvettas
genusAlcippe
Sibias
genusHeterophasia
Barwings and Allies
genusActinodura
Liocichlas
genusLiocichla
Ianthocincla Laughingthrushes
genusIanthocincla
Grammatoptila
genusGrammatoptila
Minla
genusMinla
South Indian Laughingthrushes
genusMontecincla
Cutias
genusCutia
Leioptila
genusLeioptila
Crociases
genusLaniellus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 980192.