Wayanad Laughingthrush
Photo: Prasanna Parab from Margao, India · CC BY-SA 2.0

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Wayanad Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus delesserti

LCLeast Concern Endemic to India
Family
Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Wayanad laughingthrush (Pterorhinus delesserti) is a species of laughingthrush in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats south of Goa in India. These laughingthrushes move in groups in dense forests, producing loud calls but tend to be hard to spot in the undergrowth. They have brown upperparts, a white throat, a broad black mask through the eye and a heavy bill with pale yellow on the lower mandible.

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Range and habitat

Southwestern India (Western Ghats from Goa to Kerala and western Tamil Nadu).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.