Black-throated Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus chinensis (Scopoli, 1786)

≈26 cmLength88 gWeight

The black-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus chinensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: China, Singapore, Indonesia

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Black-throated Laughingthrush has been recorded at 31 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)896 records
Taipei – Gongliao Dexin TempleTaiwan (China)346 records
Taipei – Xindian SikanshuiTaiwan (China)108 records

More places

Taichung – Dali River Dakeng ReachTaiwan (China)81 records
Taipei – WulaiTaiwan (China)38 records
Taipei – Taipei Botanical GardenTaiwan (China)28 records
Telok Blangah Hill ParkSingapore23 records
Clementi Forest and Green Corridor at King Albert ParkSingapore14 records
Ulu Pandan Park ConnectorSingapore14 records
Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Singapore Indonesia

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 black-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus chinensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, mostly at submontane to montane elevations.

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Questions

How big is the Black-throated Laughingthrush?

The Black-throated Laughingthrush is about ≈26 cm long and weighs around 88 g.

Where does the Black-throated Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in China, Singapore and Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Black-throated Laughingthrush?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March and April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Black-throated Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-throated Laughingthrush as Least Concern.

What does the Black-throated Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-throated Laughingthrush in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: ≈26 cm
Weight: 88 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Varied
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 113 mm
Tail: 118 mm
Bill: 26 mm
Tarsus: 39 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Southeast Asia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 3

Pterorhinus chinensis lochmius sw Yunnan (sw China) and e Myanmar to n Thailand and nw Laos
Pterorhinus chinensis chinensis se China and n Indochina (except nw Laos)
Pterorhinus chinensis monachus Hainan I. (off se China)