Striated-laughing-thrush-perched-on-a-rhododendron-bush, bhutan

The striated laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striatus) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Large, bulky laughingthrush, brown with thin white streaks, bushy crest and stout bill. Striated laughingthrush feeds on insects, including beetles (Coleoptera); berries and seeds, including bramble (Rubus lineatus), aromatic wintergreens.

It is found in the northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Not globally threatened. Locally common in Nepal. Abundant and widespread in BhutanIt is classified as least concern by IUCN.