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Buffy Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus berthemyi (Oustalet, 1876)
≈26 cmLength72 gWeight
This laughingthrush is endemic to China, has rufous wings and black lores, and is also known as the “Bamboo Bird” or “Eight-note Bird”.
Looks like Rusty Laughingthrush
How to identify
Field marks
- Gray underparts, paler than in Rusty Laughingthrush
- Rufous wings
- White at the tail tip
- Distinct black lores
Similar species
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 buffy laughingthrush (Pterorhinus berthemyi), also known as the chestnut-winged laughingthrush, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the rusty laughingthrush, P. poecilorhynchus; a species restricted to Taiwan (China) following the split.
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Questions
How big is the Buffy Laughingthrush?
The Buffy Laughingthrush is about ≈26 cm long and weighs around 72 g.
Where does the Buffy Laughingthrush live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: southwestern, south-central, southeastern China.
Is the Buffy Laughingthrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Buffy Laughingthrush as Least Concern.
What does the Buffy Laughingthrush eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Buffy Laughingthrush in?
It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈26 cm
- Weight
- 72 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 114 mm
- Tail
- 128 mm
- Bill
- 24 mm
- Tarsus
- 37 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: southwestern, south-central, southeastern China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Pterorhinus
Other birds in the genus Pterorhinus
Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delesserti
Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularis
White-cheeked LaughingthrushPterorhinus vassali
Yellow-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus galbanus
Blue-crowned LaughingthrushPterorhinus courtoisi
Chestnut-capped LaughingthrushPterorhinus mitratus
Chestnut-hooded LaughingthrushPterorhinus treacheri
Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollis
Chestnut-backed LaughingthrushPterorhinus nuchalis
Black-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus chinensis
White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannio
Masked LaughingthrushPterorhinus perspicillatus
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