Elliot's Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron elliotii
Gray-brown laughingthrush with pale eyes and a prominent yellow patch on the wings. Can be very tame; a common sight around campsites, rest stops, and tourist attractions throughout much of its range. Garrulous and social, often seen in small to medium-sized flocks. When not scrounging for human-made trash, it forages on the ground and in low undergrowth, sometimes associating with other species in mixed flocks. Adaptable, inhabiting forests, open scrubby areas, and parks.
Identification
Elliot's laughingthrush (Trochalopteron elliotii) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in central China and far northeastern India, in shrubs and in forests with a combination of coniferous and deciduous trees.
Taxonomy
Genus: Trochalopteron; Family: Leiothrichidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Trochalopteron elliotii
- Authority
- Verreaux, J, 1871
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Trochalopteron
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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