- Garrulax annamensis
Stactocichla annamensis
Identification
24 - 26cm (9½-10¼ in). A medium-sized brown laughingthrush.
- Dark brown plumage
- Prominent dark spots on blackish throat and orange breast
- Narrow white postocular stripe
- Rather long bill and short tail
Juveniles are paler, more rufous and much weaker spotted.
Distribution
Endemic to a small area in south Vietnam.
Has a very small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It has formerly been considered conspecific with Spot-breasted Laughingthrush.
Often placed in genus Stactocichla.
Habitat
Understorey of broadleaf evergreen forest, bamboo, densely overgrown abandoned cultivation and dense secondary growth and scrub. Usually between 800m to 2000m.
Behaviour
Diet
No information about diet.
Shy and very skulking. Usually seen foraging on the ground singly, in pairs or in small groups.
Breeding
Breeding season April to July. The nest is a shallow cup made of moss, roots, grass, leaves and fern fronds. It's placed low in undergrowth of ferns or brambles in thick scrub. Lays 2 -3 eggs.
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. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. 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
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Orange-breasted Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Orange-breasted_Laughingthrush
