NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Golden-winged Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron ngoclinhense (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The golden-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron ngoclinhense) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. The species is most closely related to the chestnut-crowned laughingthrush and has sometimes been lumped with it. The species is restricted to the southern Annamite Range in western Vietnam and southern Laos. It was discovered in 1996, and remains poorly studied due to its small, remote population and shy nature. It lives in primary montane rainforest. The species is threatened with extinction due to habitat loss caused by deforestation.
Wikipedia contributors, Golden-winged laughingthrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:31.993767+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trochalopteron ngoclinhense (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999)
- Name authority
- (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999)
- Common name
- Golden-winged Laughingthrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Trochalopteron
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832
- genusTrochalopteron Blyth, 1843
- speciesTrochalopteron ngoclinhense (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trochalopteron. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine (Blyth, 1843) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Assam LaughingthrushTrochalopteron chrysopterum (Gould, 1835) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Elliot's LaughingthrushTrochalopteron elliotii J. Verreaux, 1871 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum (Vigors, 1832) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron formosum J. Verreaux, 1869 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-cheeked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron henrici Oustalet, 1892 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum (Blyth, 1843) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatum (Vigors, 1831) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor Blyth, 1843 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron virgatum Godwin-Austen, 1874 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared LaughingthrushTrochalopteron yersini Robinson & Kloss, 1919 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum (Gould, 1835) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trochalopteron erythrocephalum ngoclinhense (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999) (J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999) | synonym |
| Garrulax ngoclinhensis J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999 J. C. Eames, Trai Trong Le & Nguyen Cu, 1999 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916124 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:596HC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.