Chestnut-backed laughingthrush
| Chestnut-backed laughingthrush | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Garrulax |
| Species: | G. nuchalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Garrulax nuchalis Godwin-Austen, 1876 | |
The chestnut-backed laughingthrush (Garrulax nuchalis) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family.
It is found in India and Myanmar.This species inhabits secondary growth, thickets, tall grasslands with scattered shrubs or dense bushes in stony scrub-covered ravines and hills, from the lowlands up to c.900 m. [2]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax nuchalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22715639
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