- Garrulax maximus
Identification
30.5 - 35.5cm. A very large laughingthrush.
- Blackish-brown crown and nape
- Greyish mantle and neck side
- Dark chestnut wings
- Chestnut face
- White spotting above
Distribution
Asia: found in the mountains of south-eastern Tibet to southern China (southern Gansu, western Sichuan and north-western Yunnan)
Locally common.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Has been treated conspecific with Spotted Laughingthrush.
Also placed in the genus Ianthocincla.
Habitat
Open broadleaf forest and mixed coniferous-broadleaf forest, also in bamboo scrub. Found at 2135m - 4115m.
Behaviour
Feeds probably on invertebrates and some vegetable matter.
Forages mostly on the ground, often together with other laughingthruses. Secretive and hard to see.
Breedings season from May to August. The nest is a shallow cup made of small twigs and placed 1 - 2m above the ground in bamboo clump. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Giant Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Giant_Laughingthrush
