Rufous-crowned laughingthrush
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Pterorhinus ruficeps

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.

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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. Rufous-crowned laughingthrush Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-crowned_laughingthrush
2. Rufous-crowned laughingthrush on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22734443/95085753
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/637216

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