The barred laughingthrush (Ianthocincla lunulata) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to central China where its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla |
| Species: | I. lunulata
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| Ianthocincla lunulata Verreaux, 1871
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The barred 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.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Garrulax lunulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715672A94464507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715672A94464507.en. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjelds, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2023). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List. 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 December 2023.