Genus: Trochalopteron
Description
A genus which is not (yet) accepted by most authorities. If accepted it would contain 13 to 17 (or 20 with split) species:
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Brown-capped Laughingthrush
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush
- Elliot's Laughingthrush
- Variegated Laughingthrush
- White-whiskered Laughingthrush
- Black-faced Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush sometimes split in:
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Assam Laughingthrush
- Silver-eared Laughingthrush
- Malayan Laughingthrush
- Golden-winged Laughingthrush
- Collared Laughingthrush
- Red-winged Laughingthrush
- Red-tailed Laughingthrush
- Grey-breasted Laughingthrush (also placed in Strophocincla)
- Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush (also placed in Strophocincla)
- Streaked Laughingthrush (also placed in Strophocincla)
- Striped Laughingthrush (also placed in Strophocincla)
Taxonomy
Trochalopteron is a genus in the Family Timaliidae.
This genus is commonly merged in the genus Garrulax.
References
- del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
