Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron ngoclinhense)

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Eames, Le Trong Trai & Nguyen Cu, 1999)

Habitat
Herb and shrub layers of primary, upper montane, evergreen forest. From 2,000 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Vietnam (B) (NB).

Central highlands of central Annam, in Vietnam.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Call is a cat-like mewing 'Rr raow Rr raow'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron ngoclinhense) [XC820693]
by Mike Catsis from , Vietnam (song)

Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron ngoclinhense) [XC367215]
by Teus Luijendijk from , Vietnam (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Closely related to Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) and has been treated as conspecific, but is strongly distinct.

Similar Species
Collared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron yersini) has black head, except ear-coverts, and orange breast extending up to mantle and down to belly.

References
See References.

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