Blue-winged laughingthrush

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The blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum) is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eastern Himalaya, Yunnan, Myanmar and Laos[1] where its natural habitat is the dense undergrowth[2] of subtropical or tropical moist[1] broadleaved evergreen[2] montane forests.[1]

Blue-winged laughingthrush
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Trochalopteron
Species:
T. squamatum
Binomial name
Trochalopteron squamatum
(Gould, 1835)
Synonyms

Garrulax squamatus

Behavior

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It has been described as secretive.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d BirdLife International (2018). "Trochalopteron squamatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22715732A132107992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22715732A132107992.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Baral, Milan; Neupane, Anisha (2022-06-01). "Photographic evidence for Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli, 1769, Trochalopteron squamatum (Gould, 1835) and Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves: Passeriformes) in the Pokhara Valley of Kaski district, Nepal". Journal of Animal Diversity. 4 (2): 91–96. doi:10.52547/jad.2022.4.2.4. ISSN 2676-685X.
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