Prince Henry's Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron henrici
Handsome laughingthrush endemic to the southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its adjacent Himalayan foothills. Gray overall, with a dark rust-colored face, slate-blue-and-orange wing panels, and a bright white “moustache.” An adaptable species, occurring in and around human habitation, as well as naturally-occurring brushy and scrubby areas such as forest edges and gulches. In pairs or flocks, often foraging noisily in bushes or on the ground. Song consists of loud, bright, repeated “woop-di-dee-doo!” phrases, and calls include loud rattling series.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Trochalopteron henrici
- Authority
- Oustalet, 1892
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Trochalopteron
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- unknown
Photos
Distribution
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