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[[Image:Browncheekedlaughingthrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Lasa, [[Tibet]], [[China]], January 2008]]
 
[[Image:Browncheekedlaughingthrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Lasa, [[Tibet]], [[China]], January 2008]]
 
'''Alternative name: Prince Henry's Laughingthrush; Prince d'Orléans Laughingthrush; Henry's Laughingthrush'''
 
'''Alternative name: Prince Henry's Laughingthrush; Prince d'Orléans Laughingthrush; Henry's Laughingthrush'''
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
24.5 - 26cm. A medium-sized brownish-grey laughingthrush.
 
24.5 - 26cm. A medium-sized brownish-grey laughingthrush.
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The described subspecies ''gucenensis'' may be a hybrid with [[Elliot's Laughingthrush]].<br />
 
The described subspecies ''gucenensis'' may be a hybrid with [[Elliot's Laughingthrush]].<br />
 
Has been treated conspecific with [[Elliot's Laughingthrush]] and [[White-whiskered Laughingthrush]].<br />
 
Has been treated conspecific with [[Elliot's Laughingthrush]] and [[White-whiskered Laughingthrush]].<br />
Also placed in the genus [[:Category:Trochalopteron|Trochalopteron]].
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==Habitat==
 
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Semiarid montane scrub, human habitation and crop fields. Found at 1980m - 4570m.
 
Semiarid montane scrub, human habitation and crop fields. Found at 1980m - 4570m.
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Resident species with some altitudinal movements.
 
Resident species with some altitudinal movements.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External Links==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 18 September 2013

Photo by zhangyong
Lasa, Tibet, China, January 2008

Alternative name: Prince Henry's Laughingthrush; Prince d'Orléans Laughingthrush; Henry's Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron henrici

Identification

24.5 - 26cm. A medium-sized brownish-grey laughingthrush.

  • Plain brownish-grey plumage
  • Thick pinkish-brown bill
  • Dark chestnut cheek
  • Broad white submoustachial
  • Chestnut vent

Distribution

Asia: found in south and southeast Tibet. One record in northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh).
Locally common.

Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]
The described subspecies gucenensis may be a hybrid with Elliot's Laughingthrush.
Has been treated conspecific with Elliot's Laughingthrush and White-whiskered Laughingthrush.
Also placed in the genus Garrulax.

Habitat

Semiarid montane scrub, human habitation and crop fields. Found at 1980m - 4570m.

Behaviour

Feeds probably on invertebrates and some vegetable matter.
Forages mostly on the ground in pairs or small groups.
Breeding season from May to July. The nest is an untidy cup made of dried grass, dead leaves, strips of birch bark and moss. It's placed in a hedge or in a bush close to the ground. Lays 2 - 3 eggs.
Resident species with some altitudinal movements.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. 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
  4. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672

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