Sunda laughingthrush
The Sunda laughingthrush is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by human activity such as hunting, logging, and trapping.
Description
The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.Diet
The Sunda laughingthrush primarily eats insects and seeds.Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:- Garrulax palliatus palliatus is native to the island of Sumatra, mostly in montane rain forests from 850 to 2,200 meters elevation.
- Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys is native to Borneo, mostly in montane rain forest, and sometimes in submontane hill forest, from 300 to 2,010 meters elevation.