---
title: "Elliot's Laughingthrush"
description: "Trochalopteron elliotii — Birds. Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/elliot-s-laughingthrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Elliot's Laughingthrush

> Trochalopteron elliotii — Birds. Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

- Scientific name: *Trochalopteron elliotii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 813
- Wikidata: [Q27075528](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075528)
- iNaturalist taxon: [339863](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/339863)

## Names

- en: Elliot's Laughingthrush
- de: Elliothäherling
- es: Charlatán de Elliot
- fr: Garrulaxe d'Elliot
- it: Garrulo sghignazzante di Elliot
- pt: Garrulax elliotii
- pl: Krasnosójkowiec górski

## Countries with the most observations

CN (721)

## Summary

Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.
It is found in central China and far northeastern India, in shrubs and in forests with a combination of coniferous and deciduous trees.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot%27s_laughingthrush

## Photo

![Elliot's Laughingthrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/elliot-s-laughingthrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290952408

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/elliot-s-laughingthrush?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).