Pterorhinus courtoisi simaoensis (Zheng & Zheng, 1962)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Garrulax galbanus simaoensis Zheng & Zheng, 1962
Conservation Status
Extinct (He et al., 2017; Shi, 2017) if valid
Last record: 1956 (BirdLife International, 2018)
Distribution & Habitat
near Simao, Yunnan Province, China
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
BirdLife International. (2018). Garrulax courtoisi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22732350A131890764. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22732350A131890764.en. Accessed on 27 March 2026.
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He, F., Lin, J., Wen, C., Lin, Z., Shi, Q., Huang, H., Cheng, S. and Xiao, H. (2017). Prelim of biology of the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax courtoisi in Wuyuan of NE Jiangxi, SE China. Chinese Journal of Zoology 1: 167-175.
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Long, A., Crosby, M. and Inskipp, T. (1994). A review of the taxonomic status of the Yellow-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax galbanus. OBC Bull. 19: 41-48.
Shi, J. Z. (2017). Wuyuan Languan Zaomei (Garrulax courtoisi) fanzhi shengtai ji zhongqun shengcunli fenxi [Breeding Ecology and Population Viability Analysis of the Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) in Wuyuan]. Master’s thesis, Northeast Forestry University.
Wilkinson, R. and He, F. Q. (2010). Conservation of blue-crowned laughingthrush Garrulax courtoisi in Wuyuan, Jiangxi, and the search for ‘lost’ populations in Yunnan and Guangxi, China. Birding 13: 100-105.
Zheng, Z. and Zheng, B. (1962). On birds from Hsi-Shuan-Pan-Na area and vicinity in Yunnan Province. III. Acta Zool. Sin. 14: 74-94. (in Chinese)