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− | [[Image:Greater_necklaced_laughingthrusha.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br/ >[[China]], August 2008]] | + | '''Alternative names: Black-gorgeted Laughingthrush; Necklaced Laughingthrush; Gorgeted Laughingthrush'''[[Image:Greater_necklaced_laughingthrusha.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br/ >[[China]], August 2008]] |
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;[[:Category:Garrulax|Garrulax]] pectoralis | ;[[:Category:Garrulax|Garrulax]] pectoralis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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* Dark eye with yellowish eye-ring | * Dark eye with yellowish eye-ring | ||
* Greyish legs | * Greyish legs | ||
− | Has also a plainer crown, pale lores (expect in some birds), a bolder black line behind eye and a broader moustachial reaching base of bill, streaked ear-coverts and a blackish | + | Has also a plainer crown, pale lores (expect in some birds), a bolder black line behind eye and a broader moustachial reaching base of bill, streaked ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] and a blackish carpal patch.<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Found in | + | [[Image:Greater necklaced luaghingthrush1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br/ >[[China]], August 2008]] |
+ | Found in south-east [[Asia]] from the [[Himalayas]] ([[Nepal]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]]) to [[Myanmar]], South to [[Thailand]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]] and east through Southern [[China]], including [[Hainan]].<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>Introduced on the island of Kaua'i ([[Hawaii]])<br/ > | ||
Common in parts of its range and not globally threatened.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | Common in parts of its range and not globally threatened.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This species is sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Ianthocincla|Ianthocincla]]. | + | This species is sometimes placed in the genus [[:Category:Ianthocincla|Ianthocincla]]. |
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
Clements<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> accepts seven subspecies: | Clements<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> accepts seven subspecies: | ||
*''G. p. pectoralis'' in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Nepal]] to [[China]] | *''G. p. pectoralis'' in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Nepal]] to [[China]] | ||
− | *''G. p. melanotis'' in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Myanmar]] to | + | *''G. p. melanotis'' in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Sikkim]], [[Assam]] and [[Myanmar]] to Southern [[China]], also sometimes merged with nominate.<sup>[[#References|1]], [[#References|3]]</sup> |
− | *''G. p. pingi'' in | + | *''G. p. pingi'' in Southern [[China]]. This form is also treated as hybrid between nominate and ''robini''.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
− | *''G. p. subfusus'' in | + | *''G. p. subfusus'' in South-eastern [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and North-western [[Laos]] |
− | *''G. p. robini'' in | + | *''G. p. robini'' in Southern [[China]], Northern [[Vietnam]] and North-eastern [[Laos]] |
− | *''G. p. picticollis'' in | + | *''G. p. picticollis'' in Eastern [[China]] |
*''G. p. semitorquatus'' on [[Hainan]]. | *''G. p. semitorquatus'' on [[Hainan]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest. Also in secondary growth, bamboo and plantations. Recorded up to 1830m, occasionally to 2000m.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | Found in broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest. Also in secondary growth, bamboo and plantations. Recorded up to 1830m, occasionally to 2000m.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | Feeds mostly on insects and fruits. Often found in large flocks, up to 25 birds and often associated with [[White-crested Laughingthrush]] and [[Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush]], also with [[Green Magpie]] and [[Greater Racket-tailed Drongo]] <sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|3]]</sup> | + | ====Diet==== |
− | Breeding season from February to August. The nest is placed from ground-level up to about 6m in a bush, a small tree, bamboo or sometimes among grass. It's a large and bulky shallow cup made with dead bamboo, leaves, moss and twigs. Lays 3 to 7 eggs. Brood parasitism by [[Chestnut-winged Cuckoo]] recorded.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | Feeds mostly on insects and fruits. Often found in large flocks, up to 25 birds and often associated with [[White-crested Laughingthrush]] and [[Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush]], also with [[Green Magpie]] and [[Greater Racket-tailed Drongo]] <sup>[[#References|1]],[[#References|3]]</sup> |
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | Breeding season from February to August. The nest is placed from ground-level up to about 6m in a bush, a small tree, bamboo or sometimes among grass. It's a large and bulky shallow cup made with dead bamboo, leaves, moss and twigs. Lays 3 to 7 eggs. [[Dictionary_A-C#B|Brood parasitism]] by [[Chestnut-winged Cuckoo]] recorded.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
+ | ====Movements==== | ||
Resident species, no movements known.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | Resident species, no movements known.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
# 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 | # 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 | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}# 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 |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Garrulax+pectoralis}} | {{GSearch|Garrulax+pectoralis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Garrulax]] [[Category:Ianthocincla]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Garrulax]] [[Category:Ianthocincla]] |
Revision as of 21:50, 30 August 2014
Alternative names: Black-gorgeted Laughingthrush; Necklaced Laughingthrush; Gorgeted Laughingthrush
- Garrulax pectoralis
Identification
With 26.5 to 34.5 cm a large Laughingthrush, very similar to Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush which has a similar range. Note especially:
- Thick bill with pale base
- Dark eye with yellowish eye-ring
- Greyish legs
Has also a plainer crown, pale lores (expect in some birds), a bolder black line behind eye and a broader moustachial reaching base of bill, streaked ear-coverts and a blackish carpal patch.3
Distribution
Found in south-east Asia from the Himalayas (Nepal, India, Bhutan) to Myanmar, South to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam and east through Southern China, including Hainan.1Introduced on the island of Kaua'i (Hawaii)
Common in parts of its range and not globally threatened.1
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes placed in the genus Ianthocincla.
Subspecies
Clements2 accepts seven subspecies:
- G. p. pectoralis in the Himalayas from Nepal to China
- G. p. melanotis in the Himalayas from Sikkim, Assam and Myanmar to Southern China, also sometimes merged with nominate.1, 3
- G. p. pingi in Southern China. This form is also treated as hybrid between nominate and robini.1
- G. p. subfusus in South-eastern Myanmar, Thailand and North-western Laos
- G. p. robini in Southern China, Northern Vietnam and North-eastern Laos
- G. p. picticollis in Eastern China
- G. p. semitorquatus on Hainan.
Habitat
Found in broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forest. Also in secondary growth, bamboo and plantations. Recorded up to 1830m, occasionally to 2000m.1
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mostly on insects and fruits. Often found in large flocks, up to 25 birds and often associated with White-crested Laughingthrush and Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, also with Green Magpie and Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1,3
Breeding
Breeding season from February to August. The nest is placed from ground-level up to about 6m in a bush, a small tree, bamboo or sometimes among grass. It's a large and bulky shallow cup made with dead bamboo, leaves, moss and twigs. Lays 3 to 7 eggs. Brood parasitism by Chestnut-winged Cuckoo recorded.1
Movements
Resident species, no movements known.1
Reference
- 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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Necklaced_Laughingthrush