Buffy Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus berthemyi

The buffy laughingthrush, also known as the chestnut-winged laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the rusty laughingthrush, P. poecilorhynchus; a species restricted to Taiwan following the split. Compared to the rusty laughingthrush, the buffy laughingthrush has paler grey underparts, more contrasting rufous wings, broader white tips to the tail, and distinct black lores.

Scientific name
Pterorhinus berthemyi
Family
Laughingthrushes and Allies
IUCN status
LC