Wildlifeof China
Red-tailed Laughingthrush
Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes
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Trochalopteron milnei
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and small arthropods such as beetles and centipedes, also berries and fruits
Habitat
Tidy grass-and-bamboo cup nest built up to 1m above the ground
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
17–18 days
Size
26–28cm
Weight
66–93g
The red-tailed laughingthrush is 26–28cm long and weighs 66–93g. It is dull ochrous-grey with a bright rufous-chestnut crown, a blackish face with whitish ear-coverts, and crimson wings and tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It feeds mainly on insects and small arthropods, but also on berries and fruits. The breeding season lasts from April to June. The nest is built by both sexes as a tidy cup up to 1m above the ground, and the clutch of two or three eggs is incubated for 17–18 days (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Red-tailed Laughingthrush eat?
- Insects and small arthropods such as beetles and centipedes, also berries and fruits
- What habitat does the Red-tailed Laughingthrush live in?
- Tidy grass-and-bamboo cup nest built up to 1m above the ground
- How many eggs does the Red-tailed Laughingthrush lay?
- 2–3 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Red-tailed Laughingthrush incubated?
- 17–18 days
- How big is the Red-tailed Laughingthrush?
- 26–28cm
- How much does the Red-tailed Laughingthrush weigh?
- 66–93g