#leiothrichidae

[herpsandbirds]

Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata), family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes, Rishop, India

photograph by Ashish Inamdar

[alonglistofbirds]

[1925/10977] Buffy laughingthrush - Pterorhinus berthemyi

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Leiothrichidae (laughingthrushes)

Photo credit: Vincent Wang via Macaulay Library

[birdwatcher-sketches]

Bugun Liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum)

© Rungsrit Kanjanavanit

[perfect-plumage]

Streak-throated Barwing (Actinodura waldeni)

© Rajkumar Das

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Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus

3/4/2023 San Diego Zoo Safari Park, California

[fascinator-birds]

Streak-throated Barwing (Actinodura waldeni)

© Rajkumar Das

[birdblues]

White-throated Laughingthrush

[birding-with-tortoise]

jungle babblers (Argya striata)

Sighted at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

[proton-wobbler]

Round 2, Poll 27

Ancient Murrelet vs Arabian Babbler

sources under cut

Ancient Murrelet

“very cute. epic name, given for their gray colored back looking like a shawl draped over an old person’s shoulders. i never see anyone talk about them!”

Apparently… some populations of these birds migrate 8,000 km (5000 mi) from Canada to winter in waters near Japan and China, even though the climate is similar on both ends… Because of this, it is the only known bird to cross the whole North Pacific.

The species is currently listed as ‘Special Concern’ by the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, as populations have become greatly reduced due to the introduced mammalian predators on their breeding islands. One colony that was at 200,000 pairs pre-infestation has dropped to 14,000 in the 21st century.

Arabian Babbler

“I spend lots of time in the Desert and see them around a lot!”

“in Hebrew, they are called ”“Zanvan”“ which means ”“Tail haver”“! They have a habit of lifting their long tail up and wagging it a bit like wagtails :) Also I often see them in the morning and they are so cute that they almost make living in the middle of the desert worth it despite the giant camel spiders everywhere.”

They have private sex. We still don’t know why because it’s typically the main mated pair doing this, so it’s not like it’s a competition thing. They just like to be private.

Y'all they are So Complex with their social grouping, I would need an entire post to describe them. They’ve been studied as a particularly altruistic species with many helpers to the breeding pair.

Images: Murrelet (Toni Pons); Babbler (Itamar Donitza)

Birds of the World: both species

[snototter]

An arrowmarked babbler (Turdoides jardineii) in Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Bruwer Burger

[mutant-distraction]

The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is

a member of the family Leiothrichidae,

native to southern China and the

Himalayas.

⁃ Photo Courtesy of Jitendra Katre.

[herpsandbirds]

Red-faced Liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea), family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes, Sikkim, India

photograph by Samanvitha

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[2257/11080] Chestnut-capped laughingthrush - Pterorhinus mitratus

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Sylvioidea Family: Leiothrichidae (laughingthrushes)

Photo credit: David and Kathy Cook via Macaulay Library

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Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris), family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes, Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India

photograph by Kurban Khan

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Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata), family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes, Rishop, India photograph by Ashish Inamdar