White-whiskered laughingthrush
White-whiskered laughingthrush | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Leiothrichidae |
Genus: | Trochalopteron |
Species: | T. morrisonianum
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Binomial name | |
Trochalopteron morrisonianum Ogilvie-Grant, 1906
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The white-whiskered laughingthrush
Description
White-whiskered laughingthrush is a large, 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long, laughingthrush with a distinctive face pattern. The bill is thrush-like and yellowish to horn-colored. The eyes are black. The legs are strong and brownish pink.[2] The mean body weight is about 77 grams (2.7 oz).[3]
It is a sociable species that often occurs in large groups. It is not necessarily afraid of humans.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species occurs at elevations between 1,475 and 3,300 m (4,839 and 10,827 ft)
Conservation
White-whiskered laughingthrush is a somewhat common species in Taiwan, with an estimated population size between 10,000 and 100,000 breeding pairs. Although its population is believed to be decreasing because of habitat destruction and fragmentation, it is not considered a vulnerable species.[1]
References
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- ^ K. T. Shao (ed.). "Trochalopteron morrisonianum (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b Ding, Tzung-Su; Lee, Pei-Fen; Lin, Yao-Sung (1997). "Abundance and distribution of birds in four, high elevation plant communities in Yushan National Park, Taiwan" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Taiwanica. 8 (1): 55–64.