White-crested Laughingthrush

Scientific Name: Garrulax leucolophus

Found In: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam

Size: Grows 6-8 inches tall and weighs 120 grams.

Diet: Omnivore: Diet includes insects and small vertebrates including lizards. They also eat fruit, nectar and seeds.

Threat Level: Least Concern – The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction and fragmentation.

Facts: White-crested laughingthrushes are noisy, social birds who occasionally burst into loud calls that sound just like laughter.

Virginia Zoo white-crested laughingthrushes: females Stacy and Stacy’s Mom