Babblers (Timaliidae)
Brown-capped Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron austeni) - HBW 12, p. 257
French: Garrulaxe d’Austen
German: Braunkappenhäherling
Spanish: Charlatán de Austen
Other common names: Austen’s Laughingthrush, Chin Hills Laughingthrush
Taxonomy: Trochalopteron Austeni Godwin-Austen, 1870, Hengdang Peak, principal trigonometrical station of observation at head of the Jhiri River, Barail Range, Assam, India.
Genus traditionally subsumed in Garrulax. This species has been placed in Ianthocincla, but exhibits wing flash typical of present genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- austeni Godwin-Austen, 1870 - S Assam (N Cachar), Nagaland and Manipur, in NE India.
- victoriae ( Rippon, 1906) - SE Mizoram, NE India, and Chin Hills, in W Myanmar.
- Least Concern
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