The Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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a bird that quite big in size, move not that fast and not scare of human … and easily find at Fraser Hill & Genting Highlands , Malaysia.

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update 2012 Dec 25

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus)

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Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush call

this is a monotypic bird

1. Malaysian Rail-babbler, 白眉长颈鸫, 白眉長頸鶇, Eupetes macrocerus, クイナチメドリ, GEMBALA-KERA

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1. Malaysian Rail-babbler, 白眉长颈鸫, 白眉長頸鶇, Eupetes macrocerus, クイナチメドリ, GEMBALA-KERA

– a bird that told me weeks to just have few look, few seconds for picture ….

– walk non stop inside canopy

– when it call, the throat “blue” appear

– 3+1 locations, multiple visits ……

– VERY SHY bird ….

update 202310

– it is amaze that outs’ main target just walk Infront us ~10 feet away .. it walk so beautiful and record with CANON R3 4k 100fps – 这么神奇，我们的主要目标鸟。在我们还没准备前提下。就在我们面前10尺走猫步

update 202309

– it is another good year to have many view and photo of this bird. This particular experience simply amazing where bird just infront of us walking pass

– 2023 还没过完，已看/拍到这鸟很多次了。算是很好的一年。这一次，有点不一样的感觉。这一只鸟完全没理会我们就在我们面前走过。（我们是透明的？）

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– a special targets tour begin with first target bird – Malaysian Rail-babbler. All of us have very good view of this bird

– 目标鸟团。第一天第一只目标-白眉长颈鸫。每个人都看得很好。

update 202308

– are you looking for me ? amazing moment with the special group. have a great time on day1. so close and so long for us

– 你在找我？非常特别的组，特别来找这鸟。第一天就找到这么乖的。让我们看很久也很近

update 202307

– a quick check before few Rail-babbler groups, arrived welcome by rain (YES, raining again) after Malaysian-Eared Nighjar, Crested Shrikejay… begin my Rail-babbler quick tour. very soon I arrived my friend “spot” put a hide and wait. not long wait the bird calling but it keep quiet after few call. Not a long wait, it stand near the bush edge. – 为了接下来的“白眉长颈鸫”团，到了马来西亚最好的点之一（其实还是觉得吉隆波的鸟点比较有把握）。一大早到了，可是没办法出去。（下雨，对又下雨）先看到马来毛腿夜鹰，可是没停。之后很快与5只冠鸦玩了一会。就开始慢慢找这非常高需要的鸟。先到朋友给我。等没多久，鸟叫了。可是很快又没声音了。可是我也不大意。周围看看，很快看到这鬼鬼祟祟的站那看我。

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– a special Rail-Babbler tour, lucky to have it present 4 times show. last appear is like walk left and right for more than 3 minutes. 100+ species first day..

– 白眉长颈鸫特别团。其实给我选地点，是没什么压力。可是太多Ebird 记录在南部。客人都觉得那比较容易。。。还好，第一天就看到还拍到。见到4次，最后一次还走了3分钟。

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– it is a hot day, this bird is calling any where… only 1 bird willing to give good show and cat walk for me

– 炎热的一天。很多只在叫，可是就只有一只出来走走让我拍拍。

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– 为了接下来的“白眉长颈鸫”团，到了马来西亚最好的点之一（其实还是觉得吉隆波的鸟点比较有把握）。一大早到了，可是没办法出去。（下雨，对又下雨）

先看到马来毛腿夜鹰，可是没停。之后很快与5只冠鸦玩了一会。就开始慢慢找这非常高需要的鸟。先到朋友给我。等没多久，鸟叫了。可是很快又没声音了。可是我也不大意。周围看看，很快看到这鬼鬼祟祟的站那看我。

update 202306

– what a lucky group to sighted 4 rail-babbler and last one even stay long and close for us to capture some picture with all have good view

– 非常幸运的客人，尽然在同一行程里见到这鸟4次。最后一次还站了很久与很近让每个人都看到。

202112

– another surprise found at this “urban area”, as usual i having my casual birding and all of sudden I heard a long missing sound and by waiting and finally saw it and got a split second picture..

– 非常兴奋，在这么近人类的地点忽然的·听到这熟悉而久仰的声音。等了一会很快的见到。也等一会拍到这么一刻。

update 2020 Jul

– very first attempt to have good picture of this bird @2013

Malaysian Rail-babble,白眉长颈鸫r,白眉長頸鶇,Eupetes macrocerus,クイナチメドリ, Burung Gembala Kera

update 202105

– seem like no more chance to have a better view of this rare and shy bird in the near future.
– years ago, I told my buddy I got this bird in this location but he never believes until he got leeches to bite, and record a shot of the bird.

– 非常害羞的稀有鳥。在這個點，我的鳥友。不相信我在這拍到這鳥。可是當他見到於拍到，他也被馬蟥咬了喝多口。