Black faced laughing thrush, Bhutan

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is about 24–26 cm in length and  weighs about 52–85 g. It is a fairly large, dark brownish laughingthrush, scaled above and streaked below pale grey, with blackish-brown head. It is found in the Eastern Himalayas. Its range extends from eastern Nepal eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh in India and further to Myanmar, along with Bhutan and southeastern Tibet. Small disjunct populations also exist in continental Southeast Asia. It feeds on Insects, including beetles (Coleoptera); also berries and fruits, including wild strawberries (Fragaria), crabapples. Not globally threatened. Common in Nepal, including Langtang National Park. Abundant in alpine and temperate zones in Bhutan. Common in India. It is classified as least concern by IUCN.