Black-throated Laughingthrush

The black-throated laughingthrush occurs throughout most of Indochina and southern China, including southern Hainan island. In Indochina, its range encompasses eastern Myanmar, Thailand, most of Vietnam and Laos, and eastern Cambodia. One individual was seen on Mount Saramati in western Myanmar, outside of its usual range. It is absent from southern and central Thailand. The laughingthrush has been introduced to many places outside its native range. The species was introduced to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii twice, in 1931 and 1941, but the population there was apparently extirpated by 1967. The population in Hong Kong is thought to have descended from released cagebirds. The species has also been introduced to Taiwan, where it is increasing in population. In Thailand, a population of feral laughingthrushes at Bang Phra Non-hunting Area in Chonburi most likely descended from escapees from a nearby wildlife breeding station. Records of the species from Bangkok are likely long-lived escaped individuals, with no records of black-throated laughingthrushes breeding within the city. The species has also been introduced to Singapore. …