Alternative name: Black-and-white Laughingthrush
- Garrulax bicolor
Identification
With 26 - 31cm a rather large Laughingthrush, highly variable.1, 3
- Head, breast and upper lores white
- Glossy black on forehead and small black mask
- Rest of body sooty black-brown
Distribution
Endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Rare and threatened by explotation as cage-bird.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included as subspecies in White-crested Laughingthrush.
Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest, secondary forest, bamboo, abandoned cultivation, plantations and gardens. Usually below 1600m.1
Behaviour
Feeds on insects, including beetles and spiders. Takes also berries and fruit, sometimes nectar and small reptiles.
The species is resident.1
References
- del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
- Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Rasmussen, P.C. and Anderton, J.C. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Washington D.C. and Barcelona: Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Editions. ISBN 84-87334-67-9
- Sheperd, C. R. 2007. Trade in the Black-and-white Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor and White-crested Laughingthrush G. leucolophus in Indonesia. In: Birding ASIA 8, 2007.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sumatran Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sumatran_Laughingthrush