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Masked laughingthrush

Pterorhinus perspicillatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 113 g to 123 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus)
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the masked laughingthrush

Weight
113 g – 123 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the masked laughingthrush live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the masked laughingthrush as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Japaninvasive
  2. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

What is the masked laughingthrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus) is a species of laughingthrush found in China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau. It is often seen in small noisy flocks of seven. Its Chinese name qī zǐ-mèi (Chinese: 七姊妹 ) means 'seven brothers and sisters'.

From the Wikipedia article “Masked laughingthrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Masked_laughingthrush&oldid=1335430301), 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 masked laughingthrush endangered?

The masked 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 masked laughingthrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLeiothrichidae
  6. genusPterorhinus
  7. SpeciesPterorhinus perspicillatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Dryonastes perspicillatus annamensis, Dryonastes perspicillatus shensiensis, Dryonastes tsinlingensis, Garrulax perspicillatus, Turdus perspicillatus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Masked laughing-thrushEnglish
  • xerraire emmascaratCatalan
  • sojkovec škraboškovýCzech
  • chwarddwr sbectologWelsh
  • BrilleskadedrosselDanish
  • MaskenhäherlingGerman
  • maska garolagoEsperanto
  • Charlatán enmascaradoSpanish
  • kiinannauruliFinnish
  • kiinannaurutimaliFinnish
  • Garrulaxe masquéFrench
  • olovastokapi drozdaljCroatian
  • álarcos álszajkóHungarian
  • Garrulo sghignazzante mascheratoItalian
  • カオグロガビチョウJapanese
  • 가면웃음지빠귀Korean
  • kaukėtasis garulaksasLithuanian
  • maskas vāvulisLatvian
  • BrillijstergaaiDutch
  • maskelattertrostNorwegian
  • sójkowiec maskowyPolish
  • charlatão-mascaradoPortuguese
  • Tordo-risonho-mascaradoPortuguese
  • zaragateiro-mascaradoPortuguese
  • Масковая кустарницаRussian
  • Белобровая кустарницаRussian
  • timáliovec maskovýSlovak
  • Maskirani drozd smejačSerbian
  • маскирани смејући дроздSerbian
  • svartmaskad fnittertrastSwedish
  • Maskeli GevezeardıçTurkish
  • чагарниця масковаUkrainian
  • 黑脸噪鹛Chinese
  • 七姊妹Chinese
  • 黑臉噪鶥Chinese
  • 黑臉噪鶥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the masked laughingthrush

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the masked laughingthrush?

An adult masked laughingthrush weighs 113 g – 123 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the masked laughingthrush endangered?

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

Is the masked laughingthrush an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the masked laughingthrush as invasive in 1 country: Japan. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the masked laughingthrush?

The masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-laughingthrush

MLA

“Masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-laughingthrush.

BibTeX
@misc{masked_laughingthrush_2026,
  title = {Masked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/masked-laughingthrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}