Chestnut-eared laughingthrush

The chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Ianthocincla konkakinhensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Vietnam and possibly Laos.

Chestnut-eared laughingthrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Ianthocincla
Species:
I. konkakinhensis
Binomial name
Ianthocincla konkakinhensis
(Eames, J.C. & Eames, C., 2001)
Synonyms

Garrulax konkakinhensis

This species measures 22 cm (8.7 in). This laughingthrush has boldly and irregularly barred black and white upperparts, a black-streaked grey forehead, chestnut ear-coverts, and a white-tipped tail with a broad black sub-terminal band.[2]

Endemic to Kon Tum Province, Vietnam, the only known site for this species is a small area in Kon Ka Kinh National Park[3] (which is also the origin of the species' scientific name). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The chestnut-eared laughingthrush was originally placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[4][5]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2013). "Garrulax konkakinhensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. BirdLife species factsheet for Garrulax konkakinhensis
  3. "Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush". Birds of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. 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. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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