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White-spotted laughingthrush
This bird is located within our Gems of the Jungle walkthrough exhibit.
White-spotted laughingthrushlanthocincla ocellata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Leiothrichidae
About the white-spotted laughingthrush
These birds are native to the eastern Himalayas and live in dense forests, bamboo thickets and scrub.
White-spotted laughingthrush are omnivores with a diet consisting of insects, worms, berries, seeds and fruit.
Conservation
The white-spotted laughingthrush is classified as Least Concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Even though these are least concern, there is still a threat of habitat loss.