How big is a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?

The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 80 g.

Where can you see a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?

The Red-tailed Laughingthrush occurs in 5 countries, including China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

What does a Red-tailed Laughingthrush sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Red-tailed Laughingthrush on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?

The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Striped Laughingthrush, the Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush and the Red-winged Laughingthrush.

Is the Red-tailed Laughingthrush endangered?

The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Red-tailed Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron milnei

Laughingthrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei) is a rare laughingthrush found in 5 countries, weighing about 80 g. The red-tailed laughingthrush is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcup nest80 g

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 1 — Photo: http://www.birdphotos.com · CC BY 3.0

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 4 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 6 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 7 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-tailed Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron milnei), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Red-tailed Laughingthrush

The red-tailed laughingthrush is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. It is found in the montane forests of Myanmar, Laos, southern China and central Vietnam.

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How to identify it

The red-tailed laughingthrush has an overall length of about 26–28 cm (10–11 in) and a weight of about 66–93 g (2.3–3.3 oz). It is dull ochrous-grey, with a bright rufous-chestnut crown and a blackish face, with whitish ear-coverts. Wings and tail are crimson. The sexes are similar.

What the Red-tailed Laughingthrush sounds like

Recording: JJSUN · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

China Laos Thailand Vietnam

Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma).

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?: The red-tailed laughingthrush has an overall length of about 26–28 cm (10–11 in) and a weight of about 66–93 g (2.3–3.3 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?: The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 80 g.
Where can you see a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?: The Red-tailed Laughingthrush occurs in 5 countries, including China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
What does a Red-tailed Laughingthrush sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Red-tailed Laughingthrush on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Red-tailed Laughingthrush?: The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Striped Laughingthrush, the Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush and the Red-winged Laughingthrush.
Is the Red-tailed Laughingthrush endangered?: The Red-tailed Laughingthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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