Hwamei

The Chinese Hwamei or Melodious Laughingthrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae. The name Hwamei comes from the Chinese 画眉 and means painted eyebrow referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song.

The Hwamei is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Chinese Hwamei or Melodious Laughingthrush (Leucodioptron canorum, formerly Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae. The name "Hwamei" comes from the Chinese 画眉 (huà-méi) and means "painted eyebrow" referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song. More

The Taiwan Hwamei (Leucodioptron taewanum, formerly Garrulax taewanus) is a passerine bird in the Old World babbler family, Timaliidae. It is endemic to the island of Taiwan. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Chinese Hwamei (Leucodioptron canorum) but has recently been split as a separate species. It is estimated to have diverged from the Chinese Hwamei about 1.5 million years ago. More

A Taiwanese Hwamei (畫眉) in Mandarin, left, and a Chinese Hwamei yesterday perch on a tree branch in Taitung County. Bird watchers are warning that the indigenous Taiwan Hwamei may face extinction following cross-breeding with the Chinese variety. http://www.taipeitimes. More

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The Hwamei is a medium-sized gray-brown laughingthrush, about 24 cm long. The upperparts are olive grayish-brown; the buff crown and nape are heavily streaked with dark brown; these streaks continue onto the mantle. The flight feathers are dark brown with a chestnut wash. The tail is dark brown with olive bars; the base of the tail is olive. The underparts, from throat to breast, are yellowish-brown, with fine dark brown streaks. The belly is grayish, and unstreaked. More

Taiwan Hwamei is more common, but is at greater risk because of genetic swamping from Chinese Hwamei, which is imported into Taiwan as a cagebird because of its song, and which escapes regularly. Acknowledgement: Thanks to Dr. Nigel J. Collar for comments on this condensation of his article. Jo Ann MacKenzie FORKTAIL is published twice yearly, January and June, by the Oriental Bird Club, Bedford, UK, www.orientalbirdclub.org . More

20% of Hwamei in a wild state in Taiwan are hybrids1,2. Since it is a lowland species habitat loss for agriculture and infrastructure development poses an additional threat. Conservation measures underway None is known. Conservation measures proposed Effectively prevent the import of G. canorum. Actively discourage the release of G. canorum. Monitor the proportion of pure G. taewanus in the population. Research its habitat requirements and tolerance of degraded habitats. More

species endemic to Taiwan, and a Chinese hwamei - has caused worry among local bird watchers that mating of the two species may eventually compromise the pedigree of the Formosan hwamei. The Formosan hwamei, also known as the melodious laughing-thrush, has been listed as an endemic species entitled to special protection. More

Habits: Hwamei act alone or in pairs. Hwamei build their bowl-shaped nests with stems and leaves of vegetation from April to July each year and produce 3-5 eggs each time. Hwamei gets its name because there are white stripes around its eyes, which stretches towards behind the eyes like a white brows. Normally, the feathers of Hwamei are brown. In humid tropical areas, their feathers may become black. Black Hwamei is all black, but its brows are white. More

Hwamei but has recently been split as a separate species. Based on a study of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, Li et al (2006) suggested that the two species diverged about 1.5 million years ago with the two Chinese Hwamei subspecies diverging about 600,000 years ago. The two were formerly placed in the genus Garrulax with the other laughingthrushes but have recently been moved to a new genus Leucodioptron. More

backlit Hwamei is just visible, including the big, bold spectacle around the eye. This bird was up in the high elevation with the endemics. More

A Taiwan Hwamei, left, and a Chinese Hwamei yesterday perch on a tree branch in Taitung County. Bird watchers are warning that the indigenous Taiwan Hwamei may face extinction following cross-breeding with the Chinese variety. PHOTO: CNA Bird watchers yesterday warned the indigenous Taiwan Hwamei (Leucodioptron taewanum) may face extinction if the threat of cross-breeding with the Chinese variety is not controlled soon. More

Hwamei, shedding a tear for the poor baby rat. Hwamei (Search Oriental Bird Images) Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates Results 1 - 7 of 7 from 1 species for sp:3072.11 (foreground species only). More