Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus)

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Spectacled Laughingthrush

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
22 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1835)

Habitat
Primary and secondary hill and montane forest, forest edges, cultivated land. From 200 - 3,350 m, but usually above 600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in small groups. Often in mixed feeding flocks. Conspicuous.

Food
Small invertebrates, fruits.

Voice
Song is a repeated, loud, slurred whistle 'wee-oo...' rising then falling in pitch. Also a series of upslurred notes 'wi-wi-wi-wi-wi...'. Call is a raspy churr.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) [XC290887]
by Peter Boesman from , Malaysia (call, song, song and call)

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus mitratus) [XC191851]
by Ding Li Yong from , Malaysia (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of dead leaves and roots, in thick vegetation about 3 - 10 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 2; bright or pale greenish-blue.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

major (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - Highlands of Malay Pen. (northern Perak to southern Selangor and Pahang).
mitratus (M�ller, S, 1836) - Extreme southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus) - 10 files

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