Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Previously treated as Garrulax pectoralis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but moved to current genus following Cibois et al. (2018). Geographical variation mainly clinal. Proposed subspecies melanotis (E Himalayas E to N Myanmar) considered part of cline and merged with nominate. Form named pingi (C Yunnan, in S China) represents presumed hybrid between nominate and robini. Birds in SW Guangxi (S China) not assigned to subspecies. Five subspecies recognized.
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.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
| Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as generally frequent in much of its range, although uncommon in Nepal (del Hoyo et al. 2007), while the population in China has been estimated at possibly c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 10.6% within its mapped range over the past three generations (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greater-necklaced-laughingthrush-pterorhinus-pectoralis 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.
