Pterorhinus

Pterorhinus is a genus of passerine birds in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.
Taxonomy

The genus was erected by the English zoologist Robert Swinhoe in 1868 with the plain laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi) as the type species.[1] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek pteron meaning "feather" with rhinos meaning "nostrils".[2]

These species were at one time placed in Garrulax but following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, Garrulax was split up and some of the species were moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus. At the same time, the four species previously placed in Babax were moved here.[3][4]
Species

The genus contains 23 species:[4]

Rufous-necked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus ruficollis
Chestnut-backed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus nuchalis
Black-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus chinensis
Chestnut-capped laughingthrush, Pterorhinus mitratus
Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush, Pterorhinus treacheri
White-cheeked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus vassali
Yellow-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus galbanus
Blue-crowned laughingthrush, Pterorhinus courtoisi – split from P. galbanus
Rufous-vented laughingthrush, Pterorhinus gularis
Wayanad laughingthrush, Pterorhinus delesserti
White-throated laughingthrush, Pterorhinus albogularis
Rufous-crowned laughingthrush, Pterorhinus ruficeps
Plain laughingthrush, Pterorhinus davidi
Greater necklaced laughingthrush, Pterorhinus pectoralis
Rusty laughingthrush, Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus
Grey-sided laughingthrush, Pterorhinus caerulatus
Buffy laughingthrush, Pterorhinus berthemyi
Chinese babax, Pterorhinus lanceolatus – moved from Babax
Mount Victoria babax, Pterorhinus woodi – moved from Babax
Giant babax, Pterorhinus waddelli – moved from Babax
Tibetan babax, Pterorhinus koslowi – moved from Babax
White-browed laughingthrush, Pterorhinus sannio
Masked laughingthrush, Pterorhinus perspicillatus

References

Swinhoe, Robert (1868). "Ornithological notes from Amoy". Ibis. 2nd Series. 4: 52–65 [60–62]. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1868.tb06100.x.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Cibois, A.; Gelang, M.; Alström, P.; Pasquet, E.; Fjeldså, J.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Olsson, U. (2018). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the laughingthrushes and allies (Aves, Leiothrichidae) and a proposal for a revised taxonomy". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (4): 428–440. doi:10.1111/zsc.12296. S2CID 51883434.

Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Laughingthrushes and allies". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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