How big is a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?

The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.

Where can you see a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?

The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush occurs in 3 countries, including India, Vietnam and Laos.

What birds look similar to a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?

The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush, the Cambodian Laughingthrush and the Grey Laughingthrush.

Is the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush endangered?

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

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax merulinus

Laughingthrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus) is a legendary laughingthrush found in 3 countries, weighing about 79 g. The spot-breasted laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.

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Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Thompson · CC BY 2.0

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush (Garrulax merulinus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

The spot-breasted laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India, Laos, Myanmar, north-west Thailand, and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

India Vietnam Laos

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush look like?: The spot-breasted laughingthrush is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae.
How big is a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?: The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.
Where can you see a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?: The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush occurs in 3 countries, including India, Vietnam and Laos.
What birds look similar to a Spot-breasted Laughingthrush?: The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush, the Cambodian Laughingthrush and the Grey Laughingthrush.
Is the Spot-breasted Laughingthrush endangered?: The Spot-breasted Laughingthrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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