Black-throated laughingthrush
(Khướu bạc má, Pterorhinus chinensis)
earlier placed in the genus Garrulax.
The black-throated laughingthrush (Pterorhinus chinensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
The bird is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Compare:
- Black-throated laughingthrush (Khướu bạc má, Pterorhinus chinensis): black hair stretches along the throat to the breast.
- White-Cheeked Laughingthrush (Khướu đầu xám, Pterorhinus vassali): Black hair does not stretch into the breast.
Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
The name of the genus Pterorhinus combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with rhinos meaning "nostrils".