Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus)
About the Sunda Laughingthrush
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. 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. The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm. The Sunda laughingthrush primarily eats insects (including beetles, moths, and caterpillars) and seeds. Two subspecies are recognized: Garrulax palliatus palliatus is native to the island of Sumatra, mostly in montane rain forests from 850 to 2,200 meters elevation.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Taiwan HwameiGarrulax taewanusrecording
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