- Melanocichla lugubris
Garrulax lugubris
Identification
25.5 - 27cm. A medium-sized laughingthrush:
- Glossy blackish to blackish-grey plumage
- Bluish-slate to violet orbital skin
- Bluish-white postocular skin
- Orange-red bill
Sexes similar. Juveniles are browner and duller.
Distribution
Found in extreme south Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
Restricted-range species, uncommon in parts of its range, common in others.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Bare-headed Laughingthrush.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edge and secondary growth. Found above 800m in Malaysia and at 500 - 1600m in Sumatra.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects, spiders and sometimes seeds.
Moves around in small noisy groups. Keeps mostly to thick cover, does not engage in long laborious flight, preferring to glide from place to place.
Breeding season October to April. The nest is a bulky cup made of vegetable fibres and leaves. It's placed about 2.5m above the ground in a tree fork. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Laughingthrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
