Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)
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Blue-crowned Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus courtoisi (Ménégaux, 1923)

≈23 cmLength56 gWeight

This laughingthrush has a bluish crown, is now found only in Jiangxi and is Critically Endangered.

Looks like Yellow-throated Laughingthrush

Critically Endangered

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Blue crown, unlike the pale gray crown of Yellow-throated Laughingthrush

Similar species

Yellow-throated Laughingthrush
Yellow-throated Laughingthrush

This species has a bluish crown; Yellow-throated Laughingthrush has a pale gray crown with no blue.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The blue-crowned laughingthrush or Courtois's laughingbird (Pterorhinus courtoisi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is now found only in Jiangxi, China.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush?

The Blue-crowned Laughingthrush is about ≈23 cm long and weighs around 56 g.

Where does the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: China.

Is the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush as Critically Endangered.

What does the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈23 cm
Weight
56 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Critically Endangered
More measurements
Wing
99 mm
Tail
105 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
31 mm

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

Range

Oriental: China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Pterorhinus courtoisi courtoisi e China
  • Pterorhinus courtoisi simaoensis s China

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Pterorhinus

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Blue-crowned Laughingthrush

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