A new species to me, I hope I've got the name right. They are quite large bold birds compared to most other laughingthrushes. Aviary near Madagascar walkthrough entrance, Burford, 12th August 2010
A new species to me, I hope I've got the name right. They are quite large bold birds compared to most other laughingthrushes. Aviary near Madagascar walkthrough entrance, Burford, 12th August 2010
yes you got the name right, spotted laughing thrush Garrulax ocellatus. A very nice laughing thrush this one with a very attractive plumage if you look at them properly, yet not all ostentatious like some laughing thrushes are.
Thank you, Chlidonias. I had a notebook and pen in my pocket, but I know the collection at Burford pretty well, so I didn't expect to see a new species. I was concentrating on the photography so hard that it never even occurred to me that I had not got a record of the name.
It just goes to show that if the photo is good enough, someone on ZooChat will be able to identify the beast in the picture.
