Wildlifeof Borneo
Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush
Babblers
1 / 3
Pterorhinus treacheri
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, fruit, small invertebrates
Habitat
Hill and montane forest
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 14 days
Size
Medium (22–24cm)
Wingspan
~28–30cm
Weight
~50–60g
A grey-bodied laughing-thrush with a warm chestnut cap and black facial mask, usually encountered in lively, vocal flocks working through hill forest undergrowth.
One of the more frequently encountered laughing-thrushes on Borneo's mountains, often giving away its presence with loud, cackling group calls before it comes into view.
