Alternative names: Tickell's Laughingthrush; Brown-breasted Laughingthrush
- Garrulax strepitans
Identification
28 - 31.5cm (11-12¼ in). A large, dark laughingthrush:
- Rich olive-brown crown
- Dark rufous ear-coverts
- Blackish-brown face and breast
- Greyish-white neck sides
- Dark tail
Sexes are similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Found in east Burma, north and northwest Thailand, north Laos and south China (Yunnan).
Fairly common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Cambodian Laughingthrush.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes at 500 - 1800m.
Behaviour
Diet
Not much known about diet. Feeds presumably on larger invertebrates and a pair have been observed feeding on nectar.
A noisy but shy species. Usually seen in groups of ten or more birds, mostly near the ground foraging in leaf litter. They often join bird waves.
Breeding
No information about breeding.
Movements
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-necked Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-necked_Laughingthrush
