Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestMedium · 72 g

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 1 — Photo: (c) egorbirder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 2 — Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 3 — Photo: lonelyshrimp · CC0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 4 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 5 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 6 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 7 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 8 — Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 9 — Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum), photo 10 — Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0

About the Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

The chestnut-crowned laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan and Nepal.

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Where the Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

India Bhutan Nepal China

Recorded as a rare visitor in Pakistan.

When to see the Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

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Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-whiskered LaughingthrushTrochalopteron morrisonianumWhite-whiskered laughingthrush is a large, 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long, laughingthrush with a distinctive face pattern.

Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumThe streaked laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineThe black-faced laughingthrush is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

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