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Sunda laughingthrush

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Sunda laughingthrush
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Leiothrichidae
Genus: Garrulax
Species:
G. palliatus
Binomial name
Garrulax palliatus
(Bonaparte, 1850)

The Sunda laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by human activity such as hunting, logging, and trapping.[2]

Description

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The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.[3]

Diet

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The Sunda laughingthrush primarily eats insects (including beetles, moths, and caterpillars) and seeds. [3]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized:[4]

  • Garrulax palliatus palliatus is native to the island of Sumatra, mostly in montane rain forests from 850 to 2,200 meters elevation.
  • Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys is native to Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei), mostly in montane rain forest, and sometimes in submontane hill forest, from 300 to 2,010 meters elevation.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Garrulax palliatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22715589A176388838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22715589A176388838.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  4. ^ BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Garrulax palliatus. Birdlife International. Accessed 6 March 2023.