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The moustached laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, India, and Myanmar where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Moustached laughingthrush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Ianthocincla |
| Species: | I. cineracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ianthocincla cineracea (Godwin-Austen, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Garrulax cineraceus | |
The moustached laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla.[2][3]
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Three subspecies are recognised:[3]
- I. c. cineracea (Godwin-Austen, 1874) – Patkai
- I. c. strenua (Deignan, 1957) – east Myanmar to Yunnan
- I. c. cinereiceps (Styan, 1887) – South China
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