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Chestnut-capped laughingthrush

Pterorhinus mitratus (S. Müller, 1836)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.3 g to 62 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-capped laughingthrush

Weight
62 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-capped laughingthrush live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-capped laughingthrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus), also known as the spectacled laughingthrush, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

It is found in Sumatra (Indonesia) and the Thai-Malay Peninsula.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The chestnut-hooded laughingthrush was previously considered a subspecies.

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-capped laughingthrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-capped_laughingthrush&oldid=1314341108), 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 chestnut-capped laughingthrush endangered?

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut-capped laughingthrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusPterorhinus
  7. SpeciesPterorhinus mitratus (S. Müller, 1836)

Synonyms Garrulax mitratus, Ianthocincla mitrata, Rhinocichla mitrata, Timalia mitrata

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • xerraire d'ulleresCatalan
  • sojkovec kaštanovohlavýCzech
  • Brunhættet SkadedrosselDanish
  • SpiegelhäherlingGerman
  • kaŝtanĉapa garolagoEsperanto
  • Charlatán mitradoSpanish
  • pillinauruliFinnish
  • Garrulaxe mitréFrench
  • bjelokrili drozdaljCroatian
  • Poksai gentingIndonesian
  • Garrulo sghignazzante capocastanoItalian
  • チャガシラガビチョウJapanese
  • rausvakepuris melsvasis garulaksasLithuanian
  • SpiegellijstergaaiDutch
  • brunhettelattertrostNorwegian
  • sójkowiec kasztanowogłowyPolish
  • zaragateiro-mitradoPortuguese
  • charlatão-de-barrete-castanhoPortuguese
  • Белокрылая кустарницаRussian
  • Каштановоголовая кустарницаRussian
  • Каштаноголовая кустарницаRussian
  • timáliovec mitrovýSlovak
  • brunhättad fnittertrastSwedish
  • นกกะรางวงตาขาวThai
  • Maun Başlıklı GevezeardıçTurkish
  • чагарниця каштановоголоваUkrainian
  • 栗頭噪鶥Chinese
  • 栗頭噪鶥Chinese
  • 栗顶噪鹛Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-capped laughingthrush

Other species in the same genus Pterorhinus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-capped laughingthrush?

An adult chestnut-capped laughingthrush weighs 62 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-capped laughingthrush endangered?

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-capped laughingthrush?

The chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_capped_laughingthrush_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-capped laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-capped-laughingthrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}