LeiothrichidaeGarrulax

Ashy-headed Laughingthrush

Garrulax cinereifrons

23–23 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Sri Lanka. the only laughingthrush in Sri Lanka. Plain-coloured with greyish head, rufous-brown upperparts and tail, tawny underparts with paler throat. striking whitish eye, and dark bill and legs. Juvenile has brighter rufous underparts and duller eye. Globally threatened. Dense wet forest and bamboo thickets.

Colour

Rufous / Red-brownGreyBrownWhite
Average size
23 cm
Habitat
Dense wet forest and bamboo thickets.
Behaviour
Resident., Globally threatened.

About this bird

Resident. Sri Lanka. the only laughingthrush in Sri Lanka. Plain-coloured with greyish head, rufous-brown upperparts and tail, tawny underparts with paler throat. striking whitish eye, and dark bill and legs. Juvenile has brighter rufous underparts and duller eye. Globally threatened. Dense wet forest and bamboo thickets.

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Ashy-headed Laughingthrush is bigger than Green Sandpiper but smaller than Afghan Babbler.