Sunda laughingthrush
Species of bird
Sunda laughingthrush | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Garrulax |
Species: | G. palliatus |
Binomial name | |
Garrulax palliatus (Bonaparte, 1850) |
The Sunda laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by human activity such as hunting, logging, and trapping.[2]
Description
The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.[3]
Diet
The Sunda laughingthrush primarily eats insects (including beetles, moths, and caterpillars) and seeds. [3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- Garrulax palliatus palliatus is native to the island of Sumatra, mostly in montane rain forests from 850 to 2,200 meters elevation.
- Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys is native to Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei), mostly in montane rain forest, and sometimes in submontane hill forest, from 300 to 2,010 meters elevation.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Garrulax palliatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22715589A176388838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22715589A176388838.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ a b "Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Garrulax palliatus. Birdlife International. Accessed 6 March 2023.