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[Hong Kong] Laughingthrush ID

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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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.
http://johnjemi.hk

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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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