white throated laughing thrush

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Lovely bird again Pratim. Congratulations on your 'cinema collection' being chosen, well done and well deserved.

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PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)...WHITE THROATED LAUGHINGTHRUSH...[From a Photograph of NITIN SRINIVASAMURTHY....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013...The White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas, and some adjoining and disjunct areas. It ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. With 28 - 30.5cm a rather large Laughingthrush. Brown above, rufous dull forehead. White throat patch. Cinnamon-buff belly and vent. White eye in blackish face. Found in Southeast Asia. In the Himalayas from Pakistan (now probably extinct) over Kashmir, India, Nepal and Bhutan to southcentral and southern China. Common in most of its range. Broadleaf evergreen forest, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, also secondary growth and scrub. Has been recorded in fields. Breeds mainly above 1200m.1 Feeds on insects, however outside the breeding season the birds take also seeds and berries. Feeds mainly on ground. Usually encountered in groups of 6 - 15 birds, in winter sometimes more. Often found with other species in bird-waves, including other Laughingthrushes.1 Breeding season is from March to July. The nest is placed in a bush or on a horizontal tree branch, usually 1 to 4 m above ground. It's a shallow saucer made with dry grass, dead bamboo, leaves, twigs and roots. They lay 2 - 4 eggs.1 The species is resident, although some altitudinal movement occurs. In Bhuthan for example they move from 1400m - 3200m in summer to below 2800m, sometimes down to 800m in winter. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA & BIRD FORUM]