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Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Garrulax konkakinhensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but moved to current genus following Cibois et al. (2018). Monotypic.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2021. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Near Threatened	B1b(ii,iii)
2016	Vulnerable	D2
2013	Vulnerable	D2
2012	Vulnerable	D2
2008	Vulnerable	D2
2004	Vulnerable
2002	Vulnerable
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	high
Land-mass type	continent	Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	16,700 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	not applicable	suspected	2016-2028
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	2-15,5-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	2-15,5-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	2-15,5-10%	-	-	-
Generation length	3.87 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	4-10	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been formally estimated, but at most sites occupied it has been found to be relatively common (Mahood et al. 2012, Gray et al. 2013, Berryman 2023). Given the disjunct nature of its range, its population is assumed to comprise multiple subpopulations, although the connectivity between these is unknown.

Trend justification: In some parts of its range, the population trend of this species is probably stable. At Xe Sap NPA, for example, Gray et al. (2013) found it to be relatively common and the lack of evidence of forest cover loss or degradation (Grantham et al. 2020, Global Forest Watch 2023) and the remote nature of these forests, suggests that any population here has not declined in the past c.20 years. Elsewhere, however, there are anecdotal reports (R. Craik in litt. 2024) it has been declining locally on the Mang Canh Plateau since its discovery by Mahood et al. (2012) and at Dong Ampham, Lao PDR, Berryman (2023) reported significant habitat alterations and, in places, total destruction caused by gold mines within the elevational range of this species. However, it has also been described as tolerant of some degradation, such that forest modification (as is common in both Viet Nam and Lao PDR) may not be an acute threat driving declines.

A majority of projected suitable habitat for this species lies within protected areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2023) or comprises forest that is, at least for now, rugged and remote enough to resist human exploitation. Over the past three generations (11.61 years: 2011-2023), forest cover in this species' range has reduced by c.5-7% (depending on the assumptions used) (Global Forest Watch 2023, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein). Translating this into rates of population decline is obfuscated by imperfect knowledge on (1) its occupancy/density within its range; (2) the extent to which trapping is a threat; and (3) the impact of habitat degradation. None of these considerations, however, are thought likely to mean the rate of decline is being substantially underestimated, but to account for the inherit uncertainties underlying the calculations used, the rate of population decline over the past three generations is set to 2-15%, with a best guess of 5-10%. Future rates of population decline are even more difficult to predict, but are suspected to be the same as those in the past in the absence of any indication that threats will lessen or intensify.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Laos	extant	native	yes
Vietnam	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Vietnam	Kon Ka Kinh
Vietnam	Kon Plong

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	1150 - 1750 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Shifting agriculture	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Energy production & mining	Mining & quarrying	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush Ianthocincla konkakinhensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chestnut-eared-laughingthrush-ianthocincla-konkakinhensis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.