Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush
The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Ianthocincla sukatschewi), also known as Sukatschev's laughingthrush, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to northern China where its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla. The specific name honours the Russian merchant, philanthropist and collector Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev (1849-1919).
Jiuzhai Valley National Park
Jiuzhaigou County, China
+94 birds+10 mammals
Where turquoise lakes pierce limestone valleys beneath forested ridges, one of China’s most ecologically pristine reserves unfolds across nearly 1,300 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHuanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, China
+53 birds+9 mammals
Travertine terraces cascade down steep limestone ridges where the Min River carves through the Qinling Mountains of northwestern Sichuan Province. […]
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