Sunda laughingthrush
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The Sunda laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[1]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by human activity such as hunting, logging, and trapping.[1]
Description
The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.[2]
Diet
The Sunda laughingthrush primarily eats insects (including beetles, moths, and caterpillars) and seeds. [2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- Garrulax palliatus palliatus is native to the island of Sumatra, mostly in montane rain forests from 850 to 2,200 meters elevation.
- Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys is native to Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei), mostly in montane rain forest, and sometimes in submontane hill forest, from 300 to 2,010 meters elevation.
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