Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
Garrulax monileger
小黑领噪鹛
Introduction
Species in the family Leiothrichidae. Range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. May exhibit mimetic behavior toward Greater necklaced laughingthrushes, which are dominant in mixed-species flocks.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Behavior & Ecology
May exhibit mimetic behavior toward Greater necklaced laughingthrushes, which are dominant in mixed-species flocks.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Leiothrichidae
- Genus
- Garrulax
- eBird Code
- lenlau1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (10)
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Garrulax monileger badius
northeastern Assam (Mishmi Hills)
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Garrulax monileger fuscatus
central Myanmar to southwestern Thailand
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Garrulax monileger melli
southeastern China (Fujian and Hunan to northern Guangdong)
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Garrulax monileger monileger
Himalayas from Nepal to northeastern Myanmar and southern China (southwestern Yunnan)
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Garrulax monileger mouhoti
southeastern Thailand to Cambodia and southern Vietnam
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Garrulax monileger pasquieri
central Vietnam (Thuatien and Quangtri provinces)
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Garrulax monileger schauenseei
eastern Myanmar to southwestern Yunnan, northeastern plateau of Thailand, and northern Laos
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Garrulax monileger schmackeri
Hainan (southern China)
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Garrulax monileger stuarti
southeastern Myanmar to northwestern Thailand
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Garrulax monileger tonkinensis
southern China (Guangxi and southeastern Yunnan) to northern Vietnam
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.