SPECTACLED LAUGHINGTHRUSH

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1150              SPECTACLED LAUGHINGTHRUSH               Rhinocichla mitrata

MALAYSIA               64

Also known as Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush. Found in lower and upper montane forest, from canopy through middle and lower storeys; also forest edges and secondary growth. 22 cm. Resident in mountains of Peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHINGTHRUSH

Photographed in Singapore (Bukit Batok Nature Park) November 2016

(931)              WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHING THRUSH            Garrulax leucolophus  

SINGAPORE (Bukit Batok Nature Park)         (91)        

Common resident originating from escapees; occurs in secondary forests, forest edges, scrub and old plantations. 28 cm. Distribution: Himalayan foothills to NE India, S China, and much of mainland Southeast Asia.