Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush

Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush

Sukatschev's laughingthrush

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Ianthocincla sukatschewi

The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Ianthocincla sukatschewi ), also known as Sukatschev's laughingthrush, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to northern China where its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush was at one time 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. The specific name honours the Russian merchant, philanthropist and collector Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev (1849-1919).

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References

1. Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy-cheeked_laughingthrush
2. Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715662/94463818
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/599954

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