Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus)

Other Scientific Names
Leucodioptron canorum

Other Names (World)
Chinese Hwamei, Melodious Laughingthrush, Chinese Thrush, Spectacled Jay-thrush

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
21 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B) (NB), Laos (B) (NB), Vietnam (B) (NB).

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 (2020).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (87)...)

Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) [XC720522]
by Tiantian Zhao \u8d75\u5929\u5929 from , China (song)

Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) [XC776098]
by sherwin from , Taiwan (call, song)

Subspecies
Garrulax canorus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus) and Taiwan Hwamei (Garrulax taewanus) following Collar (2006).

Formerly treated as conspecific with Taiwan Hwamei (Garrulax taewanus), but differs significantly in plumage, morphometrics and genetics, and to some degree in voice.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

canorus (Linnaeus, 1758) - South-eastern China from southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, Hubei, south-eastern Henan and southern Jiangsu south to Yunnan (except north-west), Guangxi and Guangdong, also eastern Laos and Vietnam (south to north-central Annam).
owstoni (Rothschild, 1903) - Hainan I.

References
See References.

Files:

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