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Assam Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron chrysopterum (Gould, 1835)
≈24 cmLength72 gWeight
This laughingthrush remains in forest year-round, inhabiting dense woodland of medium height.
Busiest months: January · Most records: China, Myanmar (Burma)
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January · Most records: China, Myanmar (Burma)
Assam Laughingthrush has been recorded at 39 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Baihualing [General Area]China269 records
- Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)78 records
- Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)72 records
More places
- Natmataung NPMyanmar (Burma)58 records
- Pianma Snow PassChina43 records
- Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)32 records
- JiangjiazhaiChina31 records
- Gaoligongshan Nature Park at NankangChina15 records
- Baihualing – Jiujiezi SaddleChina15 records
- Natmataung National ParkMyanmar (Burma)13 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The Assam laughingthrush (Trochalopteron chrysopterum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Northeast India and adjacent southwest China and Myanmar.
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Questions
How big is the Assam Laughingthrush?
The Assam Laughingthrush is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 72 g.
Where does the Assam Laughingthrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northeastern India and southwestern Myanmar. It is most often recorded in China and Myanmar (Burma).
When is the best time to see the Assam Laughingthrush?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Assam Laughingthrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Assam Laughingthrush as Least Concern.
What does the Assam Laughingthrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Assam Laughingthrush in?
It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈24 cm
- Weight
- 72 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 102 mm
- Tail
- 114 mm
- Bill
- 24 mm
- Tarsus
- 38 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northeastern India and southwestern Myanmar
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 2
- Trochalopteron chrysopterum woodi n Myanmar and w Yunnan (sw China)
- Trochalopteron chrysopterum ailaoshanense c Yunnan (s China)
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Trochalopteron
Other birds in the genus Trochalopteron
Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
Brown-capped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron austeni
Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum
Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatum
Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
Striped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron virgatum
Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatum
Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
White-whiskered LaughingthrushTrochalopteron morrisonianum
Brown-cheeked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron henrici
Elliot's LaughingthrushTrochalopteron elliotii
Red-tailed LaughingthrushTrochalopteron milnei
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