LC
White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Previously treated as Garrulax sannio (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but moved to current genus following Cibois et al. (2018). Has elsewhere recently been treated in genus Dryonastes. Four 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
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass 68 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 3,020,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 3.55 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as moderately common to very numerous (del Hoyo et al. 2007), while the population in China has been estimated at c.100-100,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any current declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
China (mainland) extant native yes
Hong Kong (China) extant native yes
India extant native yes
Laos extant native yes
Myanmar extant native yes
Thailand extant native yes
Vietnam extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Laos Nam Et
Laos Nam Ha
Thailand Doi Chiang Dao
Thailand Mae Fang
Thailand Mae Lao - Mae Sae
Vietnam Fan Si Pan
Vietnam Van Ban

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable resident
Grassland Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist major resident
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Food - human subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-browed-laughingthrush-pterorhinus-sannio 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.