Pterorhinus pectoralis picticollis

(Swinhoe, 1872)

Vernacular names
English : Greater necklaced laughingthrush
French : Garrulaxe à plastron

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Leiothrichidae
Notes : 6 other subspecies known

Identification
Adults can grow to 34 cm in length for a weight of 170 g. Brown cap, wings and tail, chestnut-orange flanks and nape, white throat and belly. White cheeks with black stripes, dark eyes. Subspecies with broad blue-grey and black collar.

Range and habitat
Subspecies endemic to east-central, eastern and south-east China. Species found from Myanmar to south Thailand and Vietnam, to eastern China. Lives in broadleaf and mixed forests, bamboo plantations, to 2000 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is widespread and common around its range. It is adaptable but is often caught for the songbird trade, especially in Vietnam.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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