Pterorhinus is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by the English zoologist
Robert Swinhoe in 1868 with the plain laughingthrush (
Pterorhinus davidi) as the
type species.
The name of the genus combines the
Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with
rhinos meaning "nostrils".
These species were at one time placed in Garrulax but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, Garrulax was split up and some of the species were moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus. At the same time, the four species previously placed in Babax were moved here.
Species
The genus contains 23 species:
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Rufous-necked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus ruficollis
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Chestnut-backed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus nuchalis
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Black-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus chinensis
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Chestnut-capped laughingthrush, Pterorhinus mitratus
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Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush, Pterorhinus treacheri
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White-cheeked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus vassali
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Yellow-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus galbanus
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Blue-crowned laughingthrush, Pterorhinus courtoisi – split from P. galbanus
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Rufous-vented laughingthrush, Pterorhinus gularis
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Wayanad laughingthrush, Pterorhinus delesserti
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White-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus albogularis
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Rufous-crowned laughingthrush, Pterorhinus ruficeps
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Plain laughingthrush, Pterorhinus davidi
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Greater necklaced laughingthrush, Pterorhinus pectoralis
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Rusty laughingthrush, Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus
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Grey-sided laughingthrush, Pterorhinus caerulatus
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Buffy laughingthrush, Pterorhinus berthemyi
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Chinese babax, Pterorhinus lanceolatus – moved from Babax
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Mount Victoria babax, Pterorhinus woodi – moved from Babax
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Giant babax, Pterorhinus waddelli – moved from Babax
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Tibetan babax, Pterorhinus koslowi – moved from Babax
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White-browed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus sannio
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Masked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus perspicillatus
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Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
