Wildlifeof Nepal
Spotted Laughingthrush
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyesGarrulax ocellatus
Basic stats
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest; undergrowth at about 2,250m in a source photograph
Range
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, including the Himalaya
The spotted laughingthrush, Ianthocincla ocellata, was described by Vigors in 1831 and belongs to the family Leiothrichidae. It lives in moist montane forest across the Himalaya, in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. It was moved from Garrulax to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla after a 2018 molecular study (Wikipedia, general species account).
A photograph in the source shows it in Himalayan forest undergrowth at about 2,250m. The source gives no size, appearance, diet or breeding detail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Spotted Laughingthrush live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest; undergrowth at about 2,250m in a source photograph
- Where is the Spotted Laughingthrush found?
- Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, including the Himalaya