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Leiothrichidae
Sign in to saveThe laughingthrushes are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The family contains 143 species and is divided into 17 genera. The species are diverse in size and coloration. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The entire family used to be included in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
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Leiothrichidae is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes, commonly referred to as passerines. The taxon was described by Swainson in 1832. It belongs to the class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The family is also known by the common name lattertrostfamilien.
Records for this family are held by institutions such as the MNHN. Occurrence data indicates presence in Laos and the RéPublique DéMocratique Populaire. A total of 2,888,118 occurrences have been documented, alongside one specific record containing 11 media items. The family is referenced by 697 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae
Les Leiothrichidae sont une famille de passereaux créée après des études phylogéniques de la famille des Timaliidae, dont on savait qu'elle était constituée de taxons non apparentés. Elle est constituée de 133 espèces dans la version 5.2 du Congrès ornithologique international (2015).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Collections
- MNHN
- Recorded in
- Laos, RéPublique DéMocratique Populaire
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Taxonomy
- List of genera
- References
The laughingthrushes are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The family contains 143 species and is divided into 17 genera. The species are diverse in size and coloration. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The entire family used to be included in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae.
==Characteristics== They are small to medium-sized birds. They have strong legs, and many are quite terrestrial. They typically have generalised bills, similar to those of a thrush. Most have predominantly brown plumage, with minimal difference between the sexes, but many more brightly coloured species also exist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leiothrichidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.