HKBWS Johnson 3/05/2020 14:41
Laughingthrush ID
A flock of Laughingthrush (5-6 individuals) was found in Mui Tsz Lam Tsuen this morning.
Two unknown Laughingthrushs look like Black-Throated Laughingthrush.
Please ID. Thanks so much!!
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John Holmes 4/05/2020 20:36
Laughingthrush ID
The browner birds resemble Hainan Laughingthrush, formerly considered the [i]monachus[/i] race of Black-throated Laughingthrush.
Actually some wild Hainan Laughingthrushes are darker than these brownish ones, so there may be some interbreeding here in HK between the two forms.
HKBWS Johnson 5/05/2020 11:11
Thanks John Holmes for ID !
I have just found that the Hainan Laughingthrush belongs to CAT III in List of Hong Kong Birds.
Agree that these may be the interbreeding between two forms.