How big is a Sunda Laughingthrush?

The Sunda Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.

Where can you see a Sunda Laughingthrush?

The Sunda Laughingthrush occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia.

What birds look similar to a Sunda Laughingthrush?

The Sunda Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Black-hooded Laughingthrush, the Orange-breasted Laughingthrush and the Grey Laughingthrush.

Is the Sunda Laughingthrush endangered?

The Sunda Laughingthrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Sunda Laughingthrush

Garrulax palliatus

Laughingthrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) is a legendary laughingthrush found in 2 countries, weighing about 79 g. The Sunda laughingthrush is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae.

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Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 1 — Photo: Kai Squires · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 2 — Photo: Andreas Manz · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 3 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 4 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 5 — Photo: Jiro Iguchi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 6 — Photo: Jiro Iguchi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 7 — Photo: Jiro Iguchi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 8 — Photo: Pavel Smirnov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 9 — Photo: Pavel Smirnov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus), photo 10 — Photo: Pavel Smirnov · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Sunda Laughingthrush

The Sunda laughingthrush is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

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How to identify it

The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.

Where it lives

Malaysia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Indonesia.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Sunda Laughingthrush?: The length of its body is characterized as medium-sized, about 24–25cm.
How big is a Sunda Laughingthrush?: The Sunda Laughingthrush is a medium sized bird weighing about 79 g.
Where can you see a Sunda Laughingthrush?: The Sunda Laughingthrush occurs in 2 countries, including Malaysia.
What birds look similar to a Sunda Laughingthrush?: The Sunda Laughingthrush is most easily confused with the Black-hooded Laughingthrush, the Orange-breasted Laughingthrush and the Grey Laughingthrush.
Is the Sunda Laughingthrush endangered?: The Sunda Laughingthrush is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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