Masked laughingthrush
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Pterorhinus perspicillatus

The masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus ) is a species of laughingthrush found in China and Vietnam. It is often seen in small noisy flocks of seven. Its Chinese name means 'seven sisters'.

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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.

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References

1. Masked laughingthrush Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_laughingthrush
2. Masked laughingthrush on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715595/94460945
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/704678

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