Rufous-crowned laughingthrush explained

The rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficeps) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.It is endemic to Taiwan. It was previously considered conspecific with the white-throated laughingthrush, P. albogularis.

This species 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.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Cibois . A. . Gelang . M. . Alström . P. . Pasquet . E. . Fjeldså . J. . Ericson . P.G.P. . Olsson . U. . 2018 . Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy . Zoologica Scripta . 47 . 4 . 428–440 . 10.1111/zsc.12296 . 51883434 .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Laughingthrushes and allies . World Bird List Version 9.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 18 January 2019 .