Blue-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum)
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Blue-winged Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron squamatum (Gould, 1835)

≈25 cmLength84 gWeight

This secretive laughingthrush hides in scrub in the understory of evergreen forest in valleys.

Busiest months: January · Most records: China, Bhutan, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-winged Laughingthrush has been recorded at 65 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Baihualing [General Area]China235 records
  2. Yongkhola campBhutan60 records
  3. Shiti VillageChina53 records
More places
  1. Dulong River ValleyChina23 records
  2. HongbengheChina23 records
  3. Tingtibi campBhutan20 records
  4. MorongBhutan19 records
  5. TongbiguanChina19 records
  6. Tsamang RoadBhutan18 records
  7. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan16 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanNepalMyanmar (Burma)India

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 blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum) is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eastern Himalaya, Yunnan, Myanmar and Laos where its natural habitat is the dense undergrowth of subtropical or tropical moist broadleaved evergreen montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-winged Laughingthrush?

The Blue-winged Laughingthrush is about ≈25 cm long and weighs around 84 g.

Where does the Blue-winged Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in China, Bhutan and Nepal.

When is the best time to see the Blue-winged Laughingthrush?

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

Is the Blue-winged Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-winged Laughingthrush as Least Concern.

What does the Blue-winged Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Blue-winged Laughingthrush in?

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

At a glance

Length
≈25 cm
Weight
84 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
100 mm
Tail
101 mm
Bill
25 mm
Tarsus
38 mm

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

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to northwestern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Trochalopteron

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Blue-winged Laughingthrush

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