A small bird with a yellow belly, black head, and gray wings perches on a branch surrounded by blurred branches in the foreground.

Blue-crowned laughingthrush

Head to Gems of the Jungle to spot our group of free flying blue-crowned Laughingthrush.

Blue-crowned laughingthrushGarrulax courtoisi

  • Class:

    Birds

  • Order:

    Passeriformes

  • Family:

    Muscicapidae

About the blue-crowned laughingthrush

Blue-crowned Laughingthrush live close to human settlements exclusively in Jiangxi, China, roosting in trees and nesting in shrubs.

Their diet consists of eat invertebrates and seeds, but they mainly feed their chicks on insects. 

Conservation

The species is threatened by the exotic pet trade, although habitat destruction provides their main threat. Building developments have already destroyed blue-crowned laughingthrush nesting and roosting sites and the species has not received legal protection from land developments.

We have had success breeding this Critically Endangered bird at the zoo, adding to the worldwide population.

Interesting facts