Wildlifeof India
Striated Laughingthrush
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Grammatoptila striata
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Range
Northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent: Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal
The striated laughingthrush is the only species in the resurrected genus Grammatoptila; it was once in Garrulax but was moved after a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018. It is found in the northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal, in subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 treats it as a Himalayan endemic and rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident forest bird with a Moderate range of about 92,700 km² and insufficient data on the long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Striated Laughingthrush eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Striated Laughingthrush live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
- Where is the Striated Laughingthrush found?
- Northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent: Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal