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Grey-sided laughingthrush

Pterorhinus caerulatus (Hodgson, 1836)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 81.5 g to 90.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus)
Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-sided laughingthrush

Weight
81.5 g – 90.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-sided laughingthrush live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-sided laughingthrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

This species 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.

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and the Hawaiian Islands (where it was introduced). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-sided laughingthrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-sided_laughingthrush&oldid=1354935144), 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 grey-sided laughingthrush endangered?

The grey-sided laughingthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-sided laughingthrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusPterorhinus
  7. SpeciesPterorhinus caerulatus (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Cinclosoma caerulatus, Dryonastes caerulatus, Garrulax caerulatus, Ianthocincla caerulata

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Gray-sided laughingthrushEnglish
  • xerraire d'ulls blausCatalan
  • sojkovec šedobokýCzech
  • chwarddwr ystlyslwydWelsh
  • Gråflanket SkadedrosselDanish
  • GrauflankenhäherlingGerman
  • grizflanka garolagoEsperanto
  • Charlatán flanquigrísSpanish
  • viheltäjänauruliFinnish
  • viheltäjänaurutimaliFinnish
  • Garrulaxe à flancs grisFrench
  • crnočeli drozdaljCroatian
  • Garrulo sghignazzante fianchigrigiItalian
  • ミミジロガビチョウJapanese
  • pilkašonis strazdas kvatoklisLithuanian
  • WitbuiklijstergaaiDutch
  • gråsidelattertrostNorwegian
  • sójkowiec modrookiPolish
  • charlatão-de-flancos-cinzentosPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-de-flancos-cinzentosPortuguese
  • Серобокая кустарницаRussian
  • timáliovec sivobokýSlovak
  • gråsidig fnittertrastSwedish
  • Maskeli Kızıl GevezeardıçTurkish
  • тимельовець білочеревийUkrainian
  • 灰胁噪鹛Chinese
  • 灰脇噪鶥Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-sided laughingthrush

Other species in the same genus Pterorhinus.

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Common questions

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How big is the grey-sided laughingthrush?

An adult grey-sided laughingthrush weighs 81.5 g – 90.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-sided laughingthrush endangered?

The grey-sided laughingthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey-sided laughingthrush?

The grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_sided_laughingthrush_2026,
  title = {Grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-sided-laughingthrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}