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| Sunday, 29 February 2004 |
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Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush - an endemic & rare bird by Vimukthi Fernando The first-ever study on the nesting behaviour of the Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush (Garrulax cinereifrons), an endemic and rare bird had been carried out in the Sinharaja Forest recently. Though the bird was recorded in 1852, its breeding was unknown until March/April 1984, when the first authentic discovery of a nest and eggs was reported. The latest study carried out by Ashoka Jayarathna, Prasanjith Caldera and Eben Goodale during December 2003 and January 2004 covers nest building, egg laying, incubation/brooding, hatching and growth of the chicks upto 10 days, where the team reports the nest predated. Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush is a rare bird and its conservation status is stated as 'vulnerable' in the BirdLife International Red Data Book of 2001. |
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