Giant Laughingthrush (Garrulax maximus)

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
33 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux, 1870)

Habitat
Temperate forest. From 2,135 - 4,115 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), India.

Southern Gansu and south-eastern Qinghai south to south-eastern and eastern Xizang and northern Yunnan, in south-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 unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

Giant Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla maxima) [XC110767]
by Frank Lambert from Baxi Forest, nr RuoErGai, Sichuan, China (song)

Giant Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla maxima) [XC266723]
by Mike Nelson from Balang Shan Pass, Sichuan, China (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been treated as conspecific with Spotted Laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus), and the two appear to intergrade between upper R Subansiri (India) and Tsangpo Valley, in south-eastern Xizang (China).

References
See References.

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