The rufous-fronted laughingthrush (''Garrulax rufifrons'') is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to Java, where it occurs in evergreen tropical montane forests at . It feeds on insects and fruit.

Description

It is in length, and has a striking and very deep rufous-red patch on an otherwise grey plumage above its bill. Its large eyes are a striking light yellow colour. Like other laughingthrushes, it typically occurs in small family groups of five or six birds, but little is known about its breeding since only very recently has there been any success breeding in captivity and its natural habitat is extremely rugged mountains.

Conservation

In 2012, it was still regarded as Near Threatened, but is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2016, as it is threatened by trapping for the cagebird trade. A breeding program has been started in Cikananga Wildlife Center, though efforts were hindered when three birds were thieved in a raid. One subspecies, ''G. r. slamatensis'', is possibly

extinct in the wild A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as known only by living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range due ...

with the last few animals remaining in private breeding centers.

References

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