Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)

Other Names (World)
Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, Sukatschev's Laughingthrush

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
27 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)

Habitat
Mixed, evergreen and broadleaved forest, usually where there is undergrowth of bamboo and scrub. From c.2,000 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB).

Southern Gansu and northern Sichuan, in central China.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation through exploitation for timber and clearance for cultivation and pasture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a repeated, shrill 'hwii-u hwii-u' or 'h'wi-i h'wi-i' etc. Also utters grating, scratchy, shrike-like chattering.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla sukatschewi) [XC399534]
by Zhou Zhe \u5468\u54f2 from Gonggangling, Jiuzhaigou County, Sichuan, China (song)

Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla sukatschewi) [XC599950]
by Zhou Zhe \u5468\u54f2 from Lianhuashan, Ganan, Gansu, China (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Plain Laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi) mainly ashy-grey and lacks white cheeks and ear-coverts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi) - 10 files

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