Lesser necklaced laughing thrush

Birds

Lesser necklaced laughing thrush (Garrulax monileger)

Their laughter gives them away

If you are looking for the lesser necklaced laughing thrush in the forests of South-East-Asia you should listen to the bird calls and songs around you. Just like other laughingthrushes lesser necklaced laughing thrushes are noisy birds. Their melodious „laughter“ can be heard over large distances. In groups of 4 to 30 animals they go through the bushes of the woods looking for food. 

   


Category: Birds

Size: beak to tail 28 cm, weight 60-150g

Breeding duration: 11-14 days

Sexually mature: with 1 year

Reproduction: 3-6 eggs

food: green parts of plants, flowers, fruits, worms, insects

habitat: evergreen forests, mixed-leaf and bamboo forests, in the mountains up to 1,200m

Danger: not endangered

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