Hybridization edit
On the island of Taiwan, the Taiwan hwamei is known to interbreed with its sister species the Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)[1]. The Chinese Hwamei is imported from China to Taiwan for the melodic and complex song of the males. Due to flaws in sexing of birds, females are accidentally imported and, because they cannot sing, are released where they hybridize with the native Taiwan hwamei. Due to this release of this invasive specie and its interaction with the native laughingthrush, Li et al suggest that the amount of introgression (found to be 20% in their study) is compromising the distinctiveness of the Taiwan species.
References
- ^ Li, S; Li, Jing-Wen; Han, Lian-Xian (July 2006). "Species delimitation in the Hwamei Garrulax canorus". IBIS (148): 698-706. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00571.x. Retrieved 18 November 2019.