NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-speckled Laughingthrush
Ianthocincla bieti Oustalet, 1897
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 white-speckled laughingthrush (Ianthocincla bieti), also known as Biet's Laughingthrush, is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The white-speckled 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 commemorates the French missionary to China Félix Biet.
Wikipedia contributors, White-speckled laughingthrush; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:47.782003+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ianthocincla bieti Oustalet, 1897
- Name authority
- Oustalet, 1897
- Common name
- White-speckled Laughingthrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Ianthocincla
- 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
- genusIanthocincla Gould, 1835
- speciesIanthocincla bieti Oustalet, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ianthocincla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-eared LaughingthrushIanthocincla konkakinhensis (J. C. Eames & C. Eames, 2001) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant LaughingthrushIanthocincla maxima (J. Verreaux, 1871) | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis Gould, 1835 | LeiothrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Snowy-cheeked LaughingthrushIanthocincla sukatschewi (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Garrulax bieti (Oustalet, 1897) (Oustalet, 1897) | 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.
- Oustalet, & Jean-Frédéric Émile. (1897). Description de Deux Espèces Nouvelles d’Oiseaux du Yun-nan. Bulletin Du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Vol. 3. 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:PRVWN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.