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Leiothrichidae  Swainson, 1832
Taxonomic Serial No.: 915669

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Leiotrichidae Swainson, 1832
  
    Alcippeidae
 
  Common Name(s): Laughingthrushes [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyLeiothrichidae Swainson, 1832 – Laughingthrushes  
    Direct Children:  
                               Genus Actinodura Gould, 1836  
                               Genus Alcippe Blyth, 1844  
                               Genus Argya R. P. Lesson, 1831  
                               Genus Cutia Hodgson, 1837  
                               Genus Garrulax R. P. Lesson, 1831  
                               Genus Grammatoptila Reichenbach, 1850  
                               Genus Heterophasia Blyth, 1842  
                               Genus Ianthocincla Gould, 1835  
                               Genus Laniellus Swainson, 1832  
                               Genus Leioptila Blyth, 1847  
                               Genus Leiothrix Swainson, 1832  
                               Genus Liocichla Swinhoe, 1877 – liocichlas 
                               Genus Minla Hodgson, 1837  
                               Genus Montecincla Robin, Vishnudas, Gupta, Rheindt, Hooper, Ramakrishnan & Reddy, 2017  
                               Genus Pterorhinus Swinhoe, 1868  
                               Genus Trochalopteron Blyth, 1843  
                               Genus Turdoides Cretzschmar, 1826  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.2), website (version 15.2)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.2. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 17 Apr 2026]   
  Reference for: Leiothrichidae   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Commonly misspelled 'Leiotrichidae.' Leiothrix is the type genus; the genitive of 'thrix' (hair) is apparently thrichos, and its stem is thrich-, so the correct family spelling is Leiothrichidae  
 

 

    

 
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