About Laughingthrushes & Allies

Overview

The Laughingthrushes & Allies are a family of birds (Latin: Leiothrichidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 17 genera and 143 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, Africa, the Palearctic. Notable genera include Pterorhinus, Trochalopteron, Turdoides. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes & Allies); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 17 genera and 143 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, Africa, the Palearctic.