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 LC    Rusty Laughingthrush* Id (Atlas):
    Garrulax poecilorhynchus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Rusty Laughingthrush, Scaly-headed Laughingthrush, Rufous Laughingthrush, Taiwan Rusty Laughingthrush

Family
Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes And Allies)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1863

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 340 - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)
Taiwan (China) (B) (NB).

Taiwan.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Small flocks. Shy, avoiding open spaces.

Voice
A loud, melodious varied whistled song 'hoo guo hoo hoo hoo'. Sometimes mimics other bird calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

 
Rusty Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus) [XC558707]
     by Ming-Tang Shiao from Taiwan, Nantou County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan (call)

 
Rusty Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus) [XC641845]
     by \u66fe\u7965\u9716 from Taiwan, Taichung City, Taiwan (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Garrulax poecilorhynchus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rusty Laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) and Buffy Laughingthrush (Garrulax berthemyi) following Collar (2006).

Closely related to and may form a superspecies with Grey-sided Laughingthrush (Garrulax caerulatus) and Buffy Laughingthrush (Garrulax berthemyi) and in the past all were treated as conspecific. Until recently normally lumped with Buffy Laughingthrush (Garrulax berthemyi).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rusty Laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) - 10 files


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