White-speckled laughingthrush
The white-speckled laughingthrush ("Ianthocincla bieti") 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. References.