Sunda Laughingthrush

Order - Passeriformes
Family - Leiotrichidae (Laughingthrushes and allies)

Sunda Laughingthrush

Garrulax palliatus

灰褐噪鹛 (huī-hè zào-méi)

    Malay : Kekicau-Raya Cenuk Kerak

    Japanese : チャバネガビチョウ (chabanegabichou)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : -

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 1,840,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 24–25 cm

    Subspecies (2) and Distribution

• Garrulax palliatus palliatus (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)
  – mountains of Sumatra.
• Garrulax palliatus schistochlamys (Sharpe, RB 1888)
  – mountains of N and NC Borneo. Also claimed from Gunung Palung National Park (SW Borneo).

Distribution Map

Garrulax palliatus ssp. schistochlamys
Date : 19 February 2025

Location : Gunung Alab Bird Watching Station, KM55 Jalan Penampang-Tambunan, 

Daerah Penampang, Bahagian Pantai Barat, Sabah

Garrulax palliatus ssp. schistochlamys
Date : 19 September 2022

Location : Crocker Range Park (Gunung Alab Substation), Tambunan, 
Bahagian Pedalaman, Sabah