Alternative name: Sukatschev's Laughingthrush
- Pterorhinus sukatschewi
Garrulax sukatschewi
Identification
27-31 cm (10½-12¼ in). A medium-sized Laughingthrush.
- White cheeks and ear-coverts
- Large white markings on tertial tips and outer tail feathers
- Grey fringing on remiges and rectrices
- Rich buff uppertail-coverts and vent
Distribution
Endemic to a small area in southern Gansu and northern Sichuan, China.
A restricted-range species with a very small and fragmented range. Classified as vulnerable.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species is sometimes placed in the genus Ianthocincla.
Habitat
Bushy understorey and bamboo thickets in coniferous and mixed broadleaf-coniferous forests. Also in dense roadside secondary growth. Found at 2000m - 3500m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes invertebrates, seeds and berries.
Forages mostly on or close to the ground.
Breeding
Breeding season from May to June. One described nest was a cup of grass and stems, placed in a pine tree. Lays 3 eggs.
Movements
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. 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
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Snowy-cheeked_Laughingthrush
