Orange-breasted laughingthrush
Orange-breasted laughingthrush | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Garrulax |
Species: | G. annamensis |
Binomial name | |
Garrulax annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) |
The orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the spot-breasted laughingthrush (G. merulinus) but has now been split as a separate species.
It is a medium-sized bird with a strong bill and legs and a fairly long tail. It is 24–25 cm long with a bill length of 25–27 mm, a wing length of 83–92 mm and a tail length of 88–100 mm. It is mostly plain brown apart from an orange stripe over the eye, a black throat and an orange breast with black streaks. It has a loud, melodious song. The spot-breasted laughingthrush is similar but has a pale throat and breast with dark spots and a pale stripe above the eye.
It is endemic to Vietnam where it occurs in the Da Lat Plateau in southern Annam. It inhabits montane forest between 915 and 1510 m above sea-level and can survive in degraded habitats such as secondary forest and cultivated land close to forested areas. It is most often seen in pairs. Although it only has a small range, it appears to be tolerant of habitat degradation and is classed as Least Concern by BirdLife International.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Garrulax annamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734468A95086772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734468A95086772.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Garrulax annamensis. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- Collar, N. J. (2006) A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae), Forktail, 22: 85-112.
- Robson, Craig (2002) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia, New Holland, London.
External links
- Oriental Bird Images: orange-breasted laughingthrush
- Xenocanto: orange-breasted laughingthrush, recordings of song and call