Sumatran Laughingthrush - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Black-and-white Laughingthrush

Garrulax bicolor

Identification

With 26 - 31cm a rather large Laughingthrush, highly variable.^{1, 3}

• Head, breast and upper lores white
• Glossy black on forehead and small black mask
• Rest of body sooty black-brown

Distribution

Endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Rare and threatened by explotation as cage-bird.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included as subspecies in White-crested Laughingthrush.

Habitat

Broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest, secondary forest, bamboo, abandoned cultivation, plantations and gardens. Usually below 1600m.¹

Behaviour

Feeds on insects, including beetles and spiders. Takes also berries and fruit, sometimes nectar and small reptiles.
The species is resident.¹

References

1. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
2. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
3. Rasmussen, P.C. and Anderton, J.C. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Editions. ISBN 84-87334-67-9
4. Sheperd, C. R. 2007. Trade in the Black-and-white Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor and White-crested Laughingthrush G. leucolophus in Indonesia. In: Birding ASIA 8, 2007.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sumatran Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sumatran_Laughingthrush

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