Laughingthrush
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The Laughingthrushes are the genus Garrulax of the large Old World babbler family of passerine birds. They occur in tropical Asia, with the greatest number of species occurring in the Himalaya and southern China.
These are rangy, medium-sized, floppy-tailed landbirds with soft fluffy plumage. These birds have strong legs and are quite terrestrial. This group is not strongly migratory, and most species have short rounded wings, and a weak flight.
A few, like Streaked Laughingthrush occur in fairly open habitats, but most are jungle species, difficult to observe in the dense vegetation they prefer.
Like other babblers, these are noisy birds, and the characteristic laughing calls are often the best indication that these birds are present. As with other babbler species, they frequently occur in groups of up to a dozen, and the rainforest species like Ashy-headed Laughingthrush often occur in the mixed feeding flocks typical of tropical Asian jungle.
[edit] Species
- Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Garrulax cinereifrons
- Sunda Laughingthrush or Grey-and-brown Laughingbird, Garrulax palliatus
- Rufous-fronted Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufifrons
- Masked Laughingthrush, Garrulax perspicillatus
- White-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax albogularis
- White-crested Laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax monileger
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Garrulax pectoralis
- Black Laughingthrush, Garrulax lugubris
- Striated Laughingthrush, Garrulax striatus
- White-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax strepitans
- Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Garrulax milleti
- Garrulax milleti sweeti
- Grey Laughingthrush, Garrulax maesi
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Garrulax ruficollis
- Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush, Garrulax nuchalis
- Black-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax chinensis
- White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Garrulax vassali
- Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax galbanus
- Courtois's Laughingbird, Garrulax (galbanus) courtoisi
- Garrulax galbanus/courtoisi simaoensis
- Wynaad Laughingthrush, Garrulax delesserti
- Rufous-vented Laughingthrush, Garrulax gularis
- Pere David's Laughingthrush or Plain Laughingbird, Garrulax davidi
- Sukatschev's Laughingthrush, Garrulax sukatschewi
- Moustached Laughingthrush, Garrulax cineraceus
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufogularis
- Spotted Laughingthrush, Garrulax ocellatus
- Barred Laughingthrush, Garrulax lunulatus
- Biet's Laughingthrush, Garrulax bieti
- Giant Laughingthrush, Garrulax maximus
- Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Garrulax caerulatus
- Rusty Laughingthrush, Garrulax poecilorhynchus
- Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Garrulax mitratus
- Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax merulinus
- Hwamei, Garrulax canorus
- White-browed Laughingthrush, Garrulax sannio
- Rufous-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax cachinnans
- Grey-breasted Laughingthrush, Garrulax jerdoni
- Streaked Laughingthrush, Garrulax lineatus
- Striped Laughingthrush, Garrulax virgatus
- Scaly Laughingthrush, Garrulax subunicolor
- Brown-capped Laughingthrush,Garrulax austeni
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax squamatus
- Elliot's Laughingthrush, Garrulax elliotii
- Variegated Laughingthrush, Garrulax variegatus
- Prince Henry's Laughingthrush, Garrulax henrici
- Black-faced Laughingthrush, Garrulax affinis
- White-whiskered Laughingthrush, Garrulax morrisonianus
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax erythrocephalus
- Golden-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax ngoclinhensis
- Collared Laughingthrush, Garrulax yersini
- Red-winged Laughingthrush, Garrulax formosus
- Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Garrulax milnei
- Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, Garrulax konkakinhensis
[edit] External links
- Laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection
