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Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei

Garrulax [canorus or taewanus] (= Garrulax canorus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the family Leiothrichidae. The name "hwamei" comes from the Chinese 画眉 (huà-méi) means "painted eyebrow" referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Leiothrichidae
Genus:
   Garrulax
Scientific:
  Garrulax canorus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.169

Protonym:
  [Turdus] Canorus

Type locality:
  Bengal and China ; type locality restricted to Amoy, Fukien, by Meinertzhagen, 1928, Ibis, p. 512.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/188/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  26483F3479EFD09F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-26483F34

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/26483F34


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178834

Geographic range:

  • Garrulax canorus canorus: east-central and southeastern China to northern Laos and central Vietnam; introduced to Taiwan (where interbreeds with Taiwan Hwamei) and Hawaiian Islands
  • Garrulax canorus owstoni: mountains of Hainan (southern China)
  • Garrulax taewanus: Taiwan
English:
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei
German:
Augenbrauen-/Taiwanhäherling
Spanish:
Charlatán Canoro/de Formosa
Spanish (Spain):
Charlatán canoro/de Formosa
French:
Garrulaxe hoamy ou G. de Taïwan
Japanese (romaji):
gabichou/taiwangabichou
Japanese:
ガビチョウ/タイワンガビチョウ
Dutch:
Witbrauwlijstergaai/Taiwanlijstergaai
Norwegian:
brillelattertrost/stripehodelattertrost
Polish:
sójkowiec białooki/smugowany
Portuguese (Portugal):
charlatão-canoro/charlatão-da-formosa
Russian:
Очковая кустарница/Тайваньская кустарница
Slovak:
timáliovec spevavý/taiwanský
Serbian:
Kineski drozd smejač/tajvanski drozd smejač
Swedish:
kinesisk sångfnittertrast/taiwanesisk sångfnittertrast
Chinese:
画眉/台湾画眉
Chinese (Traditional):
台灣/大陸畫眉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax [canorus or taewanus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Garrulaxe hoamy ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Hwamei Laughingthrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Hwamei Laughingthrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2016:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2017:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2018:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2019:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2021:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2022:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2023:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
eBird version 2024:
Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus/taewanus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Melodious Laughing Thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Melodious Laughing Thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Melodious Laughing-thrush ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Garrulax canorus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Garrulax canorus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Garrulax canorus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Czech: sojkovec drozdovitý, Sojkovec zpevný
Danish: Sangskadedrossel
German: Augenbrauen-/Taiwanhäherling, Augenbrauenhäherling, Augenbrauen-Häherling
English: Brown Laughingthrush, Chinese or Taiwan Hwamei, Chinese Thrush, Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei, Hwamei, Hwa-mei, Hwamei Laughingthrush, Hwa-mey, Melodious Laughing Thrush, Melodious Laughingthrush, Melodious Laughing-thrush, Spectacled Laughing-thrush
English, HBW: Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei
English (IOC): Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei
English (United States): Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei
Spanish: Charlatán Canoro/de Formosa, Tordo Jocoso Cantor
Spanish (Spain): Charlatán canoro/de Formosa
Spanish (HBW): Chinese/Taiwan Hwamei
Finnish: laulunauruli, Naurutimali
French: Garrulax à sourcils, Garrulaxe à lunettes, Garrulaxe hoamy, Garrulaxe hoamy ou G. de Taiwan, Garrulaxe hoamy ou G. de Taïwan
Hungarian: énekes álszajkó
Italian: Garrulo canoro, Hwamei
Japanese (romaji): gabi-chō, gabichou, gabichou/taiwangabichou, tairiku hoibii
Japanese: ガビチョウ, ガビチョウ/タイワンガビチョウ, 大陸ホイビイ
Japanese (Kanji): 画眉鳥
Scientific: Garrulax [canorus or taewanus], Garrulax canorus, Garrulax canorus canorus, Garrulax canorus/taewanus, Turdus [] Canorus, Turdus Canorus
Lithuanian: Kininis rusvasis garulaksas
Malay: Rimba Cina
Dutch: Witbrauwlijstergaai, Witbrauw-lijstergaai, Witbrauwlijstergaai/Taiwanlijstergaai
Norwegian: Brillelattertrost, brillelattertrost/stripehodelattertrost, Hwamei
Polish: sójkowiec bialooki, sójkowiec białooki, sójkowiec białooki/smugowany
Pinyin: dàlù huà-méi, huà-méi
Portuguese: Zaragateiro-da-china
Portuguese (Portugal): charlatão-canoro/charlatão-da-formosa
Russian: Очковая кустарница, Очковая кустарница/Тайваньская кустарница
Slovak: timáliovec spevavý, timáliovec spevavý/taiwanský
Serbian: Kineski drozd smejač/tajvanski drozd smejač
Swedish: kinesisk sångfnittertrast/taiwanesisk sångfnittertrast, Sångfnittertrast
Turkish: Sürmeli gevezeardıç/Tayvan gevezeardıcı
Ukrainian: Гуамея світлоока
Vietnamese: Chim Họa mi
Chinese: 大陸畫眉, 画眉, 画眉/台湾画眉, 畫眉
Chinese (Traditional): 台灣/大陸畫眉, 畫眉
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大陸畫眉
Chinese (Taiwan): 大陆画眉

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