Orange-breasted laughingthrush
| Orange-breasted laughingthrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Garrulax |
| Species: | G. annamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Garrulax annamensis (
Kloss , 1919) | |
The orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis) is a
Leiothrichidae. Until recently it was regarded as a subspecies of the spot-breasted laughingthrush (S. merulina) but has now been split as a separate species. The two have traditionally been placed in the genus
Garrulax.
It is a medium-sized bird with a strong
song
. The spot-breasted laughingthrush is similar but has a pale throat and breast with dark spots and a pale stripe above the eye.
It is
Least Concern by BirdLife International
.
References
- . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Garrulax annamensis. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- Collar, N. J. (2006) A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae), Forktail, 22: 85-112.
- Robson, Craig (2002) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia, New Holland, London.