Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status LC
Habitat destruction through agricultural encroachment, charcoal burning and fuelwood collection, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Garrulax milleti) [XC356423]
by Teus Luijendijk from M\u0103ng C\u00e0nh, Kon Pl\u00f4ng, Kon Tum, Vietnam (alarm call, call)
Black-hooded Laughingthrush (Garrulax milleti) [XC125330]
by Frank Lambert from Mang Canh, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam (call)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
sweeti Eames, JC, 2002 - South-eastern Laos and central Vietnam (central Annam).