Chestnut-backed laughingthrush
| Chestnut-backed laughingthrush | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Leiothrichidae |
| Genus: | Garrulax |
| Species: | G. nuchalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Garrulax nuchalis Godwin-Austen, 1876 | |
The chestnut-backed laughingthrush (Garrulax nuchalis) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family.
It is found in Northeast India and northern Myanmar.This species inhabits secondary growth, thickets, tall grasslands with scattered shrubs or dense bushes in stony scrub-covered ravines and hills, from the lowlands up to c.900 m.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Garrulax nuchalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22715639
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