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Author: HKBWS Johnson Time: 3/05/2020 14:41 Subject: 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!!

Bird 1

Bird 2

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Author: John Holmes Time: 4/05/2020 20:36 Subject: Laughingthrush ID

The browner birds resemble Hainan Laughingthrush, formerly considered the monachus 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.

Author: HKBWS Johnson Time: 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.

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