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Ianthocincla ocellata
Diet
Omnivore (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal
The spotted laughingthrush is a bird of the family Leiothrichidae found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It was at one time placed in Garrulax but was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla after a comprehensive molecular study in 2018 (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as an Eastern Himalayan endemic and rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a resident forest bird and omnivore with a Restricted range of about 18,500 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).