Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
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Sumatran Laughingthrush

Garrulax bicolor Hartlaub, 1844

123 gWeight

The Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor), also known as the black-and-white laughingthrush, is a member of the family Leiothrichidae.

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor), also known as the black-and-white laughingthrush, is a member of the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the white-crested laughingthrush (G. leucolophus), but unlike that species the plumage of the Sumatran laughingthrush is blackish-brown and white.

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Questions

How big is the Sumatran Laughingthrush?

The Sumatran Laughingthrush weighs around 123 g.

Where does the Sumatran Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: montane Sumatra.

Is the Sumatran Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Sumatran Laughingthrush as Endangered.

What does the Sumatran Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Sumatran Laughingthrush in?

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

At a glance

Weight
123 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Endangered
More measurements
Wing
128 mm
Tail
116 mm
Bill
28 mm
Tarsus
45 mm

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

Range

Oriental: montane Sumatra

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Garrulax

Other birds in the genus Garrulax

Spot-breasted LaughingthrushSpot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusOrange-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 leucolophusBlack-hooded LaughingthrushBlack-hooded LaughingthrushGarrulax milletiWhite-necked LaughingthrushWhite-necked LaughingthrushGarrulax strepitansCambodian LaughingthrushCambodian LaughingthrushGarrulax ferrariusGrey LaughingthrushGrey LaughingthrushGarrulax maesi
Sumatran Laughingthrush

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