Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestMedium · 66 g

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 1 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 2 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 3 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 4 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 5 — Photo: lonelyshrimp · CC0

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 7 — Photo: (c) rohanmenzies, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Scaly Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Scaly Laughingthrush

The scaly laughingthrush is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Scaly Laughingthrush lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

India China Bhutan Nepal Vietnam

Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma).

When to see the Scaly Laughingthrush

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

Easily confused with

Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumThe Bhutan laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Assam LaughingthrushTrochalopteron chrysopterumThe Assam laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumThe blue-winged laughingthrush is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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