Laughingthrushes and Allies

The laughingthrushes and their allies are a family, Leiothrichidae, of Old World passerine birds. The entire family used to be included in the Old World babbler family Timaliidae. The family contains 143 species and is divided into 17 genera.

Species in this family

• Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
• Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni
• Taiwan Barwing Actinodura morrisoniana
• Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis
• Spectacled Barwing Actinodura ramsayi
• Black-crowned Barwing Actinodura sodangorum
• Streaked Barwing Actinodura souliei
• Chestnut-tailed Minla Actinodura strigula
• Streak-throated Barwing Actinodura waldeni
• Brown Fulvetta Alcippe brunneicauda
• David's Fulvetta Alcippe davidi
• Yunnan Fulvetta Alcippe fratercula
• Black-browed Fulvetta Alcippe grotei
• Huet's Fulvetta Alcippe hueti
• Morrison's Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia
• Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
• Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis
• Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala
• Javan Fulvetta Alcippe pyrrhoptera
• Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
• Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris
• Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri
• Common Babbler Argya caudata
• Ashy-headed Laughingthrush Argya cinereifrons
• Striated Babbler Argya earlei
• Fulvous Chatterer Argya fulva
• White-throated Babbler Argya gularis
• Afghan Babbler Argya huttoni
• Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris
• Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi
• Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
• Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
• Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
• Jungle Babbler Argya striata
• Rufous Babbler Argya subrufa
• Vietnamese Cutia Cutia legalleni
• Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis
• Orange-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax annamensis
• Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor
• Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus
• Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush Garrulax castanotis
• Cambodian Laughingthrush Garrulax ferrarius
• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
• Grey Laughingthrush Garrulax maesi
• Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Garrulax merulinus
• Black-hooded Laughingthrush Garrulax milleti
• Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
• Sunda Laughingthrush Garrulax palliatus
• Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush Garrulax rufifrons
• White-necked Laughingthrush Garrulax strepitans
• Taiwan Hwamei Garrulax taewanus
• Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata
• White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis
• Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
• Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi
• Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis
• Black-backed Sibia Heterophasia melanoleuca
• Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
• Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella
• Biet's Laughingthrush Ianthocincla bieti
• Moustached Laughingthrush Ianthocincla cineracea
• Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush Ianthocincla konkakinhensis
• Barred Laughingthrush Ianthocincla lunulata
• Giant Laughingthrush Ianthocincla maxima
• Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata
• Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis
• Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush Ianthocincla sukatschewi
• Spotted Crocias Laniellus albonotatus
• Grey-crowned Crocias Laniellus langbianis
• Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens
• Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
• Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
• Bugun Liocichla Liocichla bugunorum
• Emei Shan Liocichla Liocichla omeiensis
• Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea
• Scarlet-faced Liocichla Liocichla ripponi
• Taiwan Liocichla Liocichla steerii
• Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
• Nilgiri Laughingthrush Montecincla cachinnans
• Palani Laughingthrush Montecincla fairbanki
• Banasura Laughingthrush Montecincla jerdoni
• Ashambu Laughingthrush Montecincla meridionalis
• White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis
• Buffy Laughingthrush Pterorhinus berthemyi
• Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus
• Black-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus chinensis
• Blue-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus courtoisi
• Pere David's Laughingthrush Pterorhinus davidi
• Wayanad Laughingthrush Pterorhinus delesserti
• Yellow-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus galbanus
• Rufous-vented Laughingthrush Pterorhinus gularis
• Tibetan Babax Pterorhinus koslowi
• Chinese Babax Pterorhinus lanceolatus
• Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush Pterorhinus mitratus
• Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus nuchalis
• Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
• Masked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus perspicillatus
• Rusty Laughingthrush Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus
• Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficeps
• Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficollis
• White-browed Laughingthrush Pterorhinus sannio
• Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush Pterorhinus treacheri
• White-cheeked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus vassali
• Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli
• Mount Victoria Babax Pterorhinus woodi
• Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine
• Brown-capped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron austeni
• Assam Laughingthrush Trochalopteron chrysopterum
• Elliot's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron elliotii
• Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
• Red-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron formosum
• Prince Henry's Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
• Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum
• Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum
• Silver-eared Laughingthrush Trochalopteron melanostigma
• Red-tailed Laughingthrush Trochalopteron milnei
• White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum
• Golden-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron ngoclinhense
• Malayan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron peninsulae
• Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum
• Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor
• Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum
• Striped Laughingthrush Trochalopteron virgatum
• Collared Laughingthrush Trochalopteron yersini
• Capuchin Babbler Turdoides atripennis
• Southern Pied-Babbler Turdoides bicolor
• White-throated Mountain-Babbler Turdoides gilberti
• Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys
• Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
• Hinde's Pied-Babbler Turdoides hindei
• Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca
• Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
• Cretzschmar's Babbler Turdoides leucocephala
• White-rumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygia
• Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops
• Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipalensis
• Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
• Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
• Red-collared Mountain-Babbler Turdoides rufocinctus
• Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
• Scaly Babbler Turdoides squamulata
• Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa

Lookalikes compared

• Arrow-marked Babbler vs Bare-cheeked Babbler
• Arrow-marked Babbler vs Black-lored Babbler
• Beautiful Sibia vs Grey Sibia
• Bhutan Laughingthrush vs Striped Laughingthrush
• Black-backed Sibia vs Blue-winged Minla
• Black-faced Laughingthrush vs Grey-sided Laughingthrush
• Brown-cheeked Fulvetta vs Brown Fulvetta
• Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush vs White-browed Laughingthrush
• Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush vs Chinese Babax
• Grey Sibia vs Black-headed Sibia
• Himalayan Cutia vs Long-tailed Sibia
• Jungle Babbler vs Yellow-billed Babbler
• Long-tailed Sibia vs Black-backed Sibia
• Malayan Laughingthrush vs Long-tailed Sibia
• Nepal Fulvetta vs Himalayan Cutia
• Red-collared Mountain-Babbler vs Arrow-marked Babbler
• Red-tailed Laughingthrush vs Silver-eared Laughingthrush
• Rufous Sibia vs Blue-winged Minla
• Rufous-backed Sibia vs Emei Shan Liocichla
• Streaked Laughingthrush vs Black-faced Laughingthrush
• Streaked Laughingthrush vs Striped Laughingthrush
• Variegated Laughingthrush vs Black-faced Laughingthrush
• Variegated Laughingthrush vs Elliot's Laughingthrush
• White-necked Laughingthrush vs Cambodian Laughingthrush