South-eastern China (south-central Sichuan, extreme north-eastern and south-eastern Yunnan, northern and south-eastern Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Guangdong) and northern Vietnam (north-western and eastern Tonkin).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012) and decreasing.
Grey Laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi) [XC20564]
by Arnold Meijer from Tam Dao, Vietnam (call, group calls)
Grey Laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi) [XC56527]
by David Edwards from Tam Dao, Vietnam (song)
Subspecies
Garrulax maesi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Grey Laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi) and Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis) following Collar (2006).
Formerly treated as conspecific with Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax castanotis). Birds in north-eastern part of range described as a geographical subspecies, grahami, but inseparable from individuals elsewhere in species' range.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
grahami (Riley, 1922) - South-western China (south-western Sichuan to south-eastern Guangxi and north-eastern Yunnan).
maesi (Oustalet, 1890) - Tibet to central,s China and northern Vietnam.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet