Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Orange-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax annamensis

ENEndangered Endemic to Vietnam
Family
Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The orange-breasted laughingthrush (Garrulax annamensis) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the spot-breasted laughingthrush (G. merulinus) but has now been split as a separate species.
It is a medium-sized bird with a strong bill and legs and a fairly long tail. It is 24–25 cm long with a bill length of 25–27 mm, a wing length of 83–92 mm and a tail length of 88–100 mm.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Vietnam (Langbian Plateau).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.