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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush	Black-faced Laughingthrush
Scientific Name	Garrulax castanotis	Trochalopteron affine
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Leiothrichidae	Leiothrichidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)
Weight	97.5 g (3.44 oz)	70.75 g (2.50 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush only

🌲 Forest

Black-faced Laughingthrush only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush

Least Concern

Black-faced Laughingthrush

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About These Birds

Rufous-cheeked Laughingthrush

Black-faced Laughingthrush

The Black-faced Laughingthrush is a gregarious, medium-sized laughingthrush with brown upperparts, a rufous-tinged breast, and a bold black facial mask. It inhabits montane forests and dense bamboo thickets of the eastern Himalayas and adjacent mountains of China and Southeast Asia, typically at elevations from 1,500 to 3,500 meters. It forages in noisy, chattering flocks through undergrowth, searching for insects, berries, and seeds.

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