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[[Image:Variegated-thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], March 2013]] | [[Image:Variegated-thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, [[India]], March 2013]] | ||
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Juveniles have less distinct pattern and are warmer-tinged overall. <br /> | Juveniles have less distinct pattern and are warmer-tinged overall. <br /> | ||
Birds in [[Afghanistan]] (nuristani) are greyer overall. | Birds in [[Afghanistan]] (nuristani) are greyer overall. | ||
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[[Himalayas]] from [[Afghanistan]] over [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and adjacent [[Tibet]] ([[China]]). | [[Himalayas]] from [[Afghanistan]] over [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and adjacent [[Tibet]] ([[China]]). | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 9 April 2013
- Garrulax variegatus
Trochalopteron variegatum
Identification
A medium-sized olive and buffy laughingthrush (24 - 26cm)
- Broad pale moustachial to malar area between dark mask and black throat-stripe
- Black tail with broad grey subterminal band
- Pale eye and forehead
- Short white postocular streak
- Rufous belly, vent and greater secondary coverts
- Black primary coverts
Juveniles have less distinct pattern and are warmer-tinged overall.
Birds in Afghanistan (nuristani) are greyer overall.
Distribution
Himalayas from Afghanistan over Pakistan and India to Nepal and adjacent Tibet (China).
Taxonomy
Clements accepts two subspecies:
- G. v. similis from eastern Afghanistan to Pakistan and Kashmir
- G. v. variegatus from northwest India to Nepal and adjacent Tibet
Other authorities split birds from northeast Afghanistan as nuristani or nuristanicum.
Placed in genus Trochalopteron by some authorities.
Habitat
Open forest (fir, birch or oak) with dense rhododendron and bamboo or bushes. Also in dwarf rhododenron at or above the tree-line or in dense jungle. In winter often in open willow groves, occasionally in gardens.
Found from 1800m to 2400m, in winter down to 1000m during extreme winter weather.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects, fruit and berries.
During breeding season found in pairs, otherwise in groups of up to 20 birds. Forages on the ground or in bushes, usually not shy.
Breeding season from April to August. The nest is a untidy, compact, shallow cup, made of grasses, dead leaves, roots, birch bark, twigs and moss. It's placed in a bush, small tree or on a low branch of a large tree. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.
Resident species with some altitudinal movements.
References
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
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Variegated Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Variegated_Laughingthrush
