Garrulax monileger
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The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Its range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Lesser necklaced laughingthrushes may be mimics of Greater necklaced laughingthrushes, the latter of which are dominant in mixed-species flocks. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Garden | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush in Chitwan National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 30%), Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%) and Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
