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Revision as of 10:01, 14 March 2011
- Garrulax peninsulae
Identification
24 - 26cm. A medium-sized laughingthrush.
- Chestnut-brown plumage
- Brilliant green-gold panels on winges and sides of tail with black primaries
- Grey ear-coverts and nape
- Heavy black spots on upper mantle and scales on breast
- Rich chestnut crown
- Blackish lores and throat
- Dark eye
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia.
Common in part of its range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush.
Also placed in the genus Trochalopteron.
Habitat
Understorey and bamboo in broadleaf evergreen forest. Also in mixed forest, secondary growth and rhododendron scrub. Found above 1000m.
Behaviour
Feeds on inscects, berries, seeds and other vegetable matter.
Forages on or close to the ground in pairs or small groups, sometimes together with other laughingthrushes.
Breeding season differs throughout range. The nest is a deep cup made of dead leaves, dry grasses, moss and other dead vegetation. It's placed in a small tree, bush, sapling or hanging lianas. Lays 1 - 4 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malayan Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malayan_Laughingthrush
