Variegated Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron variegatum
Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Variegated Laughingthrush with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine | 1 |
| Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii | 1 |
Family
The laughingthrushes and their allies are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The entire family used to be included in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. The family contains 143 species and is divided into 17 genera.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …