Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata: Their plumage is striking with its chestnut/brown/buff body covered with black-and-white spots and stripes. Their head is chestnut and brown with a black crown. Bill is gray and legs are pink.

 

 

Distribution

Found in the Himalayas from north India over Nepal and Bhutan to northeast India. Also in mountains of northern Burma and south-central China.
fаігɩу common in most of its range.

Taxonomy

Has been treated conspecific with Giant Laughingthrush.
Also placed in the genus Ianthocincla.

Four ѕᴜЬѕрeсіeѕ recognized[1]:

• G. o. griseicauda in north India (Uttaranchal Pradesh) and western Nepal
• G. o. ocellatus from central Nepal east to Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh (northeast India) and adjacent Tibet.
• G. o. maculipectus in northern Burma and southern China (Yunnan)
• G. o. artemisiae in east-central China (Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei)

Habitat

Undergrowth in high-elevation forest, thick rhododendron scrub and bushes. Usually at 2135m – 3660m, sometimes higher.

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Diet

Feeds on insects, fruit and seeds.
Forages on the ground or in bushes, usually in pairs or small groups of 3 – 8 birds. Inconspicuous. Often associated with Black-fасed Laughingthrush.

Breeding

Breeding season from May to June in China. The nest is a large, ɩooѕe cup made of twigs, dry grasses, bamboo leaves, roots, moss and ferns. It’s placed in a bush or a small tree, close to the ground. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident ѕрeсіeѕ with some winter dispersal.