| Ianthocincla | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Giant laughingthrush, (Ianthocincla maxima) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla Gould, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Cinclosoma ocellatum Vigors, 1831 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Ianthocincla is agenus ofpasserine birds in the familyLeiothrichidae.
The genusIanthocincla was erected by English ornithologist and bird artistJohn Gould in 1835 with thespotted laughingthrush as thetype species.[1][2] The name of the genus combines theAncient Greekionthos "young hair" or "down" with theNeo-Latincinclus "thrush".[3] Thespecies now placed in the genus were previously assigned toGarrulax but following the publication of amolecular phylogenetic study in 2018,Garrulax was split up and some of the species were moved to the resurrected genusIanthocincla.[4][5]
The genus contains eight species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spotted laughingthrush | Ianthocincla ocellata | Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. |
.jpg) | Giant laughingthrush | Ianthocincla maxima | central China and far northern India and Myanmar. |
 | Barred laughingthrush | Ianthocincla lunulata | central China |
| White-speckled laughingthrush | Ianthocincla bieti | China | |
| Snowy-cheeked laughingthrush | Ianthocincla sukatschewi | northern China | |
| Moustached laughingthrush | Ianthocincla cineracea | China, India, and Myanmar | |
 | Rufous-chinned laughingthrush | Ianthocincla rufogularis | Sikkim in northeast India |
| Chestnut-eared laughingthrush | Ianthocincla konkakinhensis | Vietnam |
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