Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus)
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Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax merulinus Blyth, 1851

≈24 cmLength79 gWeight

The spot-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

Most records: Vietnam

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Sa Pa – Ham Rong GardensVietnam1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Vietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The spot-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India, Laos, Myanmar, north-west Thailand, and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?

The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is about ≈24 cm long and weighs around 79 g.

Where does the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: eastern India to northern Vietnam. It is most often recorded in Vietnam.

Is the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush as Least Concern.

What does the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈24 cm
Weight
79 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
96 mm
Tail
90 mm
Bill
27 mm
Tarsus
38 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: eastern India to northern Vietnam

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2
  • Garrulax merulinus merulinus ne India, n, w Myanmar and w Yunnan (se China)
  • Garrulax merulinus obscurus s China and n Indochina

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Garrulax

Other birds in the genus Garrulax

Orange-breasted LaughingthrushOrange-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax annamensisChinese HwameiChinese HwameiGarrulax canorusTaiwan HwameiTaiwan HwameiGarrulax taewanusLesser Necklaced LaughingthrushLesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerRufous-fronted LaughingthrushRufous-fronted LaughingthrushGarrulax rufifronsSunda LaughingthrushSunda LaughingthrushGarrulax palliatusWhite-crested LaughingthrushWhite-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusSumatran LaughingthrushSumatran LaughingthrushGarrulax bicolorBlack-hooded LaughingthrushBlack-hooded LaughingthrushGarrulax milletiWhite-necked LaughingthrushWhite-necked LaughingthrushGarrulax strepitansCambodian LaughingthrushCambodian LaughingthrushGarrulax ferrariusGrey LaughingthrushGrey LaughingthrushGarrulax maesi
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

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