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title: "Chinese Hwamei"
description: "Garrulax canorus — Uccelli. The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chinese-hwamei
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese Hwamei

> Garrulax canorus — Uccelli. The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

- Scientific name: *Garrulax canorus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 2975
- Wikidata: [Q1589896](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1589896)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15156](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15156)

## Names

- en: Chinese Hwamei
- de: Augenbrauenhäherling
- es: Charlatán Canoro
- fr: Garrulaxe hoamy
- pt: Zaragateiro-da-china
- pl: Sójkowiec białooki

## Countries with the most observations

JP (1323), CN (571), US (309), HK (214), MO (195), TW (65), SG (16), TH (14), VN (4)

## Summary

The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush (Garrulax canorus) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae. The name "hwamei" comes from its Chinese name huà méi, which means "painted eyebrow", referring to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. The species is a popular cagebird because of its attractive song.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_hwamei

## Photo

![Chinese Hwamei](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-hwamei/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18994604

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinese-hwamei?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).