Wildlifeof India
White-throated Laughingthrush
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Pterorhinus albogularis
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
Mainly the Himalaya and some adjoining and disjunct areas: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Vietnam
The white-throated laughingthrush is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalaya, and some adjoining and disjunct areas, across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Vietnam, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It was formerly placed in Garrulax but was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus after a 2018 study (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird with a Moderate range of about 71,400 km² and a stable long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the White-throated Laughingthrush eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the White-throated Laughingthrush live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the White-throated Laughingthrush found?
- Mainly the Himalaya and some adjoining and disjunct areas: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Vietnam