Rusty laughingthrush
| Rusty laughingthrush | |
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| Illustration by John Gould | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Garrulax |
| Species: | G. poecilorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Garrulax poecilorhynchus Gould, 1863 | |
The rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found in Taiwan. It formerly included the buffy laughingthrush of mainland China as a subspecies. Compared to the rusty laughingthrush, the buffy laughingthrush has paler grey underparts, more contrasting rufous wings, broader white tips to the tail, and distinct black lores.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax poecilorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garrulax poecilorhynchus. |
- Rusty laughingthrush video on the Internet Bird Collection
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