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Black-Hooded Laughingthrush 
(Khướu đầu đen, Garrulax milleti)

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter".

The black-hooded laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
Traits: black bill, head, throat and breast, white behind eyes, white ring between neck and body.

Garrulax is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.

1/ Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Họa mi, Garrulax canorus)
The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. 
The specific epithet is Latin meaning "melodious" (from canere "to sing").

2/ Black-hooded laughingthrush (Khướu đầu đen, Garrulax milleti)

3/ White-crested laughingthrush (Khướu đầu trắng, Garrulax leucolophus)
The scientific name Garrulax leucolophus comes from Latin garrire "to chatter", in reference to its very vocal nature, and from Greek leukos "white" and lophos "crest".

4/ Lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Khướu khoang cổ, Garrulax monileger)

5/ Grey laughingthrush (Khướu xám, Garrulax maesi)

6/ Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Khướu ngực hồng

7/ Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) 

Le genre Garrulax comprend des espèces de garrulaxes ou grives bruyantes, passereaux de la famille des Leiothrichidae.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae: mot grec ancien leios qui veut dire "lisse, doux" and thrix meaning "cheveux, plumette".
Garrulax vient du mot latin garrire "bavarder"; le mot latin garrulus: bavardage; -ax avoir la tendance, en pente vers.

1/ Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Họa mi, Garrulax canorus)
The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. 
The specific epithet is Latin meaning "melodious" (from canere "to sing").

2/ Black-hooded laughingthrush (Khướu đầu đen, Garrulax milleti)

3/ White-crested laughingthrush (Khướu đầu trắng, Garrulax leucolophus)
The scientific name Garrulax leucolophus comes from Latin garrire "to chatter", in reference to its very vocal nature, and from Greek leukos "white" and lophos "crest".

4/ Lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Khướu khoang cổ, Garrulax monileger)

5/ Grey laughingthrush (Khướu xám, Garrulax maesi)

6/ Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Khướu ngực hồng

7/ Garrulaxe de Hainan
Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) 

Garrulaxe de Hainan
Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush 
(Garrulax castanotis) 

Le Garrulaxe de Hainan (Garrulax castanotis), qui se trouve en Chine, au Laos et au Vietnam, est un oiseau qui appartient à la famille des Leiothrichidae ou Léiothrichidés.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae: mot grec ancien leios qui veut dire "lisse, doux" and thrix meaning "cheveux, plumette".
Garrulax vient du mot latin garrire "bavarder"; le mot latin garrulus: bavardage; -ax avoir la tendance, en pente vers.
castanotis: mot grec kastanon marron; -otis: à oreilles (ous,otos: oreille).

Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush 
(Họa mi, Garrulax canorus)

The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. 

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.
The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. 
The specific epithet is Latin meaning "melodious" (from canere "to sing").

Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis)
Khướu ngực hồng

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter".

Orange-breasted laughingthrush is a bird species native to Da Lat Plateau (Di Linh Plateau).

Rufous-cheeked laughingthrush 
(Garrulax castanotis) 

The rufous-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
This bird species is found only in China, Laos and Vietnam.

Leiothrix Leiothrichidae Ancient Greek leios meaning "smooth" and thrix meaning "hair".
Garrulax comes from Latin garrire "to chatter"; Latin garrulus: babbling, chattering; -ax inclining towards.
castanotis: Greek kastanon chestnut; -otis: -eared (ous,otos: ear).