
Photo: Forsyth, Thomas Douglas; Henderson, George; Hume, Allan Octavian · Public domain
Trochalopteron variegatum
Habitat
Low to mid altitudes of the Himalayas
Range
Northern Indian subcontinent: Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet
The variegated laughingthrush is a bird in the laughingthrush family endemic to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the low to mid altitudes of the Himalayas, ranging across Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet. Both subspecies have a black stripe down the centre of the throat and are overall olive and buffy, with a large tail that has a grey subterminal band and a white tip (Wikipedia, general species account).