Babblers (Timaliidae)
Kerala Laughingthrush (Strophocincla fairbanki) - HBW 12, p. 248
French: Garrulaxe de Fairbank
German: Graubrusthäherling
Spanish: Charlatán de Kerala
Other common names: Grey-breasted Laughingthrush (when combined in a species with race jerdoni of S. cachinnans)
Taxonomy: Trochalopteron Fairbanki Blanford, 1869, Palni Hills, southern India.
Genus usually subsumed in Garrulax. Species sometimes placed in genus Trochalopteron. Has until recently often been combined in a species with race jerdoni of S. cachinnans; further study required. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fairbanki ( Blanford, 1869) - SE Kerala and SW Tamil Nadu (N of c. 9º N), in SW India.
- meridionalis ( Blanford, 1880) - S Kerala and S Tamil Nadu (S of c. 9º N).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched and calling once. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 10 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a bush, calling softly and flying away. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A bird capturing a caterpillar in a tree and a second one on the ground, feeding on it and calling. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird moving in a tree. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 17 sec 3.8
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A bird perched on a thin branch.
Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Single bird resting on a leafless branch
Locality Pandipath, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India (ssp meridionalis)
Vivek Chandran 8 January 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird's looking curiously at me.
Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
monstrosa 27 February 2011 18 weeks ago 3 -
Single bird perched on a leafless branch
Locality Pandipath, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India (ssp meridionalis)
Vivek Chandran 8 January 2011 1 year ago 0
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A song of a bird.
Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 4.7 -
A bird singing. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp fairbanki)
Stuart Fisher 11 February 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Three calls of a bird.
Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp fairbanki)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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