Avibase: Garrulax merulinus (Spot-breasted Laughingthrush)

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Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

Garrulax merulinus Blyth, E 1851

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Andrew Spencer	2022-01-11	Phawngpui National Park — Far Pak to first ridge, Saiha, Mizoram, India, Saiha (India)	- Songs from one of a pair moving hidden in tall dense brushy growth.	422457091 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Andrew Spencer	2022-01-11	Phawngpui National Park — Far Pak to first ridge, Saiha, Mizoram, India, Saiha (India)	- Songs from one of a pair moving hidden in tall dense brushy growth.	422456981 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Linda R. Macaulay	2000-02-01	Dalat, Phan Tsiet Road outside of Di Linh, Lam Dong, Vietnam, Lam Dong (Vietnam)	-	113642 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Andrew Spencer	2022-01-11	Phawngpui National Park — Far Pak to first ridge, Saiha, Mizoram, India, Saiha (India)	- Songs and calls from one of a pair moving low and hidden in tall dense brushy growth.	422457031 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Arka Sarkar	2026-03-30	, Aizawl (India)	-	659496204 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Greg Irving	2023-04-12	Doi Lang West Slope, Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Fang, Chiang Mai, Fang (Thailand) (1600 m)	song - [sono]	793595 xeno-canto.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2026-02-07	, Kohima (former) (India)	-	650864461 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Saurabh Sawant	2019-03-31	Sailam Road, Mizoram, IN (23.374, 92.776), Aizawl, Mizoram, India, Aizawl (former) (India)	-	183905231 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2024-01-23	, Lawangtlai (India)	-	623181092 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2024-01-24	, Lawangtlai (India)	-	623181424 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2024-04-01	, Aizawl (India)	-	617858495 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2023-11-06	, Lawangtlai (India)	-	623219901 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2023-11-12	, Lawangtlai (India)	-	623220656 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2024-04-01	, Aizawl (India)	-	617858496 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2024-04-04	, Lawangtlai (India)	-	618257613 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sunil Kini	2025-10-23	, Ukhrul (India)	-	652375596 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2024-01-27	, Aizawl (India)	-	623178074 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rejaul Karim	2024-03-04	, Kohima (former) (India)	-	615638901 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Andrew Spencer	2022-01-07	Sailam area at 23.3449,92.8040, Aizawl, Mizoram, India, Aizawl (former) (India)	-	425081921 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2023-11-09	, Aizawl (India)	-	623220238 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2026-02-07	, Kohima (former) (India)	-	650864449 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Marie Chappell		Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	-	224026301 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Rofikul Islam	2019-10-20	, Aizawl (former) (India)	-	492673071 macaulaylibrary.org
Spot-breasted Laughingthrush - Garrulax merulinus	Sujith S	2024-04-01	, Aizawl (India)	-	617858494 macaulaylibrary.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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