Babblers (Timaliidae)
Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) - HBW 12, p. 253
French: Garrulaxe ocellé
German: Waldhäherling
Spanish: Charlatán Ocelado
Other common names: Ocellated/White/White-spotted Laughingthrush
Taxonomy: Cinclosoma ocellatum Vigors, 1831, Himalayas = Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
Genus traditionally subsumed in Garrulax. Has been treated as conspecific with I. maxima, and the two appear to intergrade between upper R Subansiri (India) and Tsangpo Valley, in SE Xizang (China). Race maculipectus previously listed using older name similis; with inclusion of present species and Trochalopteron variegatum simile in genus Garrulax, name similis became preoccupied, and was replaced by maculipectus; this made the name similis permanently invalid for the taxon now known as maculipectus, even though herein the .. View all taxonomy...
Genus traditionally subsumed in Garrulax. Has been treated as conspecific with I. maxima, and the two appear to intergrade between upper R Subansiri (India) and Tsangpo Valley, in SE Xizang (China). Race maculipectus previously listed using older name similis; with inclusion of present species and Trochalopteron variegatum simile in genus Garrulax, name similis became preoccupied, and was replaced by maculipectus; this made the name similis permanently invalid for the taxon now known as maculipectus, even though herein the two forms are not treated as congeneric. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseicauda ( Koelz, 1950) - N India (Uttaranchal Pradesh) and W Nepal.
- ocellata ( Vigors, 1831) - C Nepal E to Bhutan, NE India (W Arunachal Pradesh) and adjacent S China (S & SE Xizang).
- maculipectus Hachisuka, 1953 - N Myanmar and S China (W & NW Yunnan).
- artemisiae ( David, 1871) - EC China (S Gansu S to WC Sichuan and extreme NE Yunnan; W Hubei).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing in response to a tape Locality Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp griseicauda)
Ron Hoff 4 March 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 4.1 -
A bird shaking its plumage and rubbing its bill Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 5 years ago 15 sec 3.7 -
A bird foraging on a wall. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 19 sec 3.6 -
An adult in a bush Locality Xi Xiang Chi Monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp artemisiae)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 28 August 2002 9 years ago 9 sec 3.2 -
A bird on a branch, flicking its tail and wings Locality Sing Gompa, Langtang National Park, Nepal (ssp griseicauda)
John Gregory 1998 5 years ago 25 sec 3.2 -
Perched, calling; then flies Locality Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 2 June 2011 45 weeks ago 6 sec 3
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Two adult birds perched on a trunk.
Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp ocellata)
James Eaton 1 April 2009 19 weeks ago 4.5 -
An adult bird perched on a bush.
Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp ocellata)
James Eaton 1 April 2009 19 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird foraging on a wall.
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 34 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird foraging on the ground.
Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 24 April 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Adult bird on a ground.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany (ssp artemisiae)
Tomasz Doroń 17 October 2011 29 weeks ago 2.3
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calls made by a bird in a tree (1st 4 seconds) then pursuing another across the ground
Locality Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain
Joe Angseesing 2 June 2011 45 weeks ago 3
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