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'''Alternative names: Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush (ruficeps); Collared Laughingthrush'''
 
;[[:Category:Garrulax|Garrulax]] albogularis
 
;[[:Category:Garrulax|Garrulax]] albogularis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Clements<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> accepts four subspecies:
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* ''G. a. albogularis'' in the [[Himalayas]]
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* ''G. a. whistleri'' in [[Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]] and NW [[India]]
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* ''G. a. eous'' in SW [[China]]
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* ''G. a. ruficeps'' on [[Taiwan]]
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The form ruficeps is split by some authorities and named as '''Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush''', ''Garrulax ruficeps'', endemic to [[Taiwan]]. Furthermore they don't accept the remaining subspecies and treat this species as monotypic.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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==References==
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# 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
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# 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
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# 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
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Garrulax+albogularis}}
 
{{GSearch|Garrulax+albogularis}}

Revision as of 09:01, 5 August 2008

Alternative names: Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush (ruficeps); Collared Laughingthrush

Garrulax albogularis

Identification

Distribution

Taxonomy

Clements2 accepts four subspecies:

The form ruficeps is split by some authorities and named as Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficeps, endemic to Taiwan. Furthermore they don't accept the remaining subspecies and treat this species as monotypic.

Habitat

Behaviour

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

External Links

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