Family: Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Authority: (Gyldenstolpe, 1939)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
A poorly known species endemic to Viet Nam and (where it has only recently been discovered) Lao PDR. It remains locally common in some areas it is found, and large areas of its range remain unexplored. Within its range forest cover is being lost at a moderately rapid rate and the species is therefore precautionarily listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 47,600 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
IUCN System - Terrestrial