Chestnut-eared laughingthrush

Chestnut-eared laughingthrush
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Leiothrichidae
Genus:Garrulax
Species: G. konkakinhensis
Binomial name
Garrulax konkakinhensis
J.C. Eames & C. Eames, 2001
Synonyms

Ianthocincla konkakinhensis

The chestnut-eared laughingthrush (Garrulax konkakinhensis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Vietnam and possibly Laos.

This species measures 22 cm (8.7 in). This laughingthrush has boldly and irregularly barred black and white upperparts, a black-streaked grey forehead, chestnut ear-coverts, and a white-tipped tail with a broad black sub-terminal band.[2]

Endemic to Kon Tum Province, Vietnam, the only known site for this species is a small area in Kon Ka Kinh National Park[3] (which is also the origin of the species' scientific name). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Garrulax konkakinhensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ BirdLife species factsheet for Garrulax konkakinhensis
  3. ↑ "Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush". Birds of Vietnam. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

Further reading

  • Eames, J.C.; Eames, C. (2001). "A new species of Laughingthrush (Passeriformes: Garrulacinae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 121 (1): 10–23.
  • "Garrulax konkakinhensis". Avibase.
  • "Chestnut-eared laughingthrush media". Internet Bird Collection.
  • Interactive range map of Garrulax konkakinhensis at IUCN Red List maps
  • Audio recordings of Chestnut-eared laughingthrush on Xeno-canto.
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