The Assam laughingthrush (''Trochalopteron chrysopterum'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...

in the family

Leiothrichidae The laughingthrushes are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The family contains 133 species and is divided into 16 genera. The species are diverse in size and coloration. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest v ...

. It is found in

Northeast India Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political Administrative divisions of India, administrative division of the country. It comprises eight States and ...

and adjacent

southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang. Geography Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...

and

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. The species was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the

chestnut-crowned laughingthrush The chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (''Trochalopteron erythrocephalum'') is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a la ...

, ''T. erythrocephalum''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q27075537 Assam laughingthrush Birds of Northeast India Assam laughingthrush