Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus ruficollis

The rufous-necked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficollis) is a bird species in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Little study was done on this species due to its abundance and lack of interest in its conservation. The rufous-necked laughingthrush is actually not a thrush but a species of babbler, it is roughly 22–27 cm in length and weighs anywhere between 51–73 g. The rufous-necked laughingthrush as its name implies has a rustic color around its neck. overall the bird is grey with a black face and its rufous neck. Due to the fact that they are non migratory birds this means that they molt very slowly which means that they look the same as young birds than as older birds. The rufous-necked laughingthrush looks very similar to a rufous-cheeked laughingthrush yet the regions where both species are found are completely different.
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Hemant Kirola
Wednesday 21 Oct 2015 - 12:00am
India
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Jamie BT
Saturday 11 Apr 2015 - 12:00am
Bhutan
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Brandon PB
Saturday 11 Apr 2015 - 12:00am
Bhutan
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Brandon PB
Thursday 09 Apr 2015 - 12:00am
Bhutan
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