Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)


Posted by Chewang Bonpo on Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:57 am

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TAXONOMY: Garrulus [sic] striatus Vigors, 1831, Uttarkhand, India.
Five subspecies recognized: the nominated race G. s. sikkimensis Ticehurst, 1924 occurs in Sikkim and Darjeeling hills. The race is distributed from E Nepal E to EC Bhutan.

Status: Least concern
Size 34 cm,Sexes alike
HABITAT AND BEHIVIOUR: Altitude range  600-3060 meters Inhabits  Sub-tropical to temperate broadleaf forest .  From evergreen to secondary forest, scrub-jungle, thickets, bamboo and wooded patches around villages. Omnivorous but chiefly insects, also berries ,seeds ,leaves and   flowers. Arboreal than most laughingthrushes, foraging mainly in middle storey to lower canopy, feeding in canopy of tall trees as well as in lower branches and undergrowth. Found singly, in pairs or in parties of 5–8 individuals, often in association with other laughingthrushes and often at fruiting trees.

Camera Model: NIKON D750
Date: 26/02/2017
Phrumsengla National Park , Bhutan
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
ISO: 1000
Lens: 600mm f/4
Focal length: 850mm

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by david fletcher on Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:19 pm
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Excellent close up Chewang. Super bg too
Make your life spectacular!

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by mikullashbee on Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:58 pm
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Whoa Chewang! Cool looking bird and makes a nice portrait subject
Thanks for looking,
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