Scaly Laughingthrush
A species of Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes Scientific name : Trochalopteron subunicolor Genus : Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes
Scaly Laughingthrush, A species of Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes
Botanical name: Trochalopteron subunicolor
Genus: Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes
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Description
Photo By Rofikul Islam
Description
The scaly laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Size
26 cm
Feeding Habits
Scaly Laughingthrush primarily feed on insects like beetles and grasshoppers, centipedes, snails, and also consume berries, figs, unidentified green vegetables, and Rhododendron delavayi flowers. They forage in pairs or groups, mainly on or close to the ground, and are not very timid.
Habitat
The scaly Laughingthrush, or 'Scaly Laughingthrush,' predominantly resides in broadleaf evergreen forests with dense undergrowth. It favors environments containing secondary growth, bramble thickets, dwarf rhododendron, and bamboo. It typically inhabits areas that provide ample cover and a variable climate, although without specifying elevations, it adapts to a range of conditions within these general habitats, including seasonal altitudinal shifts.
Dite type
Omnivorous
Photo By Rofikul Islam
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Laughingthrushes Species
Scaly Laughingthrush