Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor), recorded as Endangered
Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Sumatran laughingthrush

Garrulax bicolor

Sumatran laughingthrush is a perching bird in the family Leiothrichidae (order Passeriformes) — Garrulax bicolor, recorded as Endangered and tied to Indonesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Garrulax bicolor
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Leiothrichidae · Garrulax

Appearance

The Sumatran laughingthrush, also known as the black-and-white laughingthrush, is a member of the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the white-crested laughingthrush (G. Leucolophus), but unlike that species the plumage of the Sumatran laughingthrush is blackish-brown and white.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to highland forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the domestic wildlife trade.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Perching birds hold with three toes forward and one back. A named island starling or leafbird in this catalog is a wild population, not a cage type.

In crisis

Sumatran laughingthrush is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sumatran laughingthrush, Wikidata item Q1923410. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Also in this catalog

Photograph of Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus courtoisi
Photograph of Orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Orange-breasted laughingthrush

Garrulax annamensis
Photograph of Rufous-fronted laughingthrush (Garrulax rufifrons), recorded as EndangeredEN

Rufous-fronted laughingthrush

Garrulax rufifrons
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Sumatran laughingthrush?
Sumatran laughingthrush is a perching bird in the family Leiothrichidae (order Passeriformes) — Garrulax bicolor.
What is the conservation status of Sumatran laughingthrush?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Garrulax bicolor. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sumatran laughingthrush live?
It is endemic to highland forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the domestic wildlife trade.
Why is Sumatran laughingthrush in crisis?
It is endemic to highland forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where it is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the domestic wildlife trade.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Garrulax bicolor?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sumatran laughingthrush a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.