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Ashy-headed laughingthrush

Argya cinereifrons (Blyth, 1851)

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The ashy-headed laughingthrush (Argya cinereifrons) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 70 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Ashy-headed laughingthrush (Argya cinereifrons)
Photo: Punitha Satharasinnghe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy-headed laughingthrush

Weight
70 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy-headed laughingthrush live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy-headed laughingthrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy-headed laughingthrush (Argya cinereifrons) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae. The laughingthrushes are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy-headed laughingthrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy-headed_laughingthrush&oldid=1331278758), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ashy-headed laughingthrush endangered?

The ashy-headed laughingthrush is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the ashy-headed laughingthrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusArgya
  7. SpeciesArgya cinereifrons (Blyth, 1851)

Synonyms Garrulax cinereifrons

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Ashy-fronted babblerEnglish
  • Sri Lanka ashy-headed babblerEnglish
  • xerraire capgrísCatalan
  • sojkovec šedohlavýCzech
  • chwarddwr penllwydWelsh
  • Sri Lanka-skadedrosselDanish
  • GraustirnhäherlingGerman
  • cindrokapa leiotrikoEsperanto
  • Charlatán cabecigrísSpanish
  • srilankannauruliFinnish
  • srilankannaurutimaliFinnish
  • Cratérope à tête cendréeFrench
  • Garrulaxe à tête cendréeFrench
  • pepeljastokapi drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo sghignazzante testacenereItalian
  • セイロンガビチョウJapanese
  • pilkagalvis garulaksasLithuanian
  • GrijskoplijstergaaiDutch
  • askehodelattertrostNorwegian
  • sójkowiec szaroczelnyPolish
  • dżunglotymal szaroczelnyPolish
  • tymalczyk szaroczelnyPolish
  • zaragateiro-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серолобая кустарницаRussian
  • Сероголовая дроздовкаRussian
  • අළු දෙමලිච්චාSinhala
  • timáliovec sivohlavýSlovak
  • Drozd smejač pepeljaste glaveSerbian
  • ceylonfnittertrastSwedish
  • gråhuvad skriktrastSwedish
  • Sri LankafnittertrastSwedish
  • Gri Başlı GevezeardıçTurkish
  • чагарниця сіролобаUkrainian
  • 灰头噪鹛Chinese
  • 灰頭噪鶥Chinese
  • 灰頭噪鶥 Chinese

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Relatives of the ashy-headed laughingthrush

Other species in the same genus Argya.

LC, Least Concern
Iraq babbler (Argya altirostris)

Iraq babbler

Argya altirostris

Leiothrichidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy-headed laughingthrush?

An adult ashy-headed laughingthrush weighs 70 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy-headed laughingthrush endangered?

The ashy-headed laughingthrush is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the ashy-headed laughingthrush?

The ashy-headed laughingthrush (Argya cinereifrons) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{ashy_headed_laughingthrush_2026,
  title = {Ashy-headed laughingthrush (Argya cinereifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-headed-laughingthrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}