Garrulax pectoralis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is introduced to Hawaii. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus. In mixed-species foraging flocks, greater necklaced laughingthrushes tend to be dominant. The mimicry of this species by the Lesser necklaced laughingthrush, which is not especially closely related, may have been selected for as a result.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sighting in Changsha on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 67 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, August and November–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Changsha on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May, July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sightings, Changsha ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 30%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush that you can see in Changsha (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Masked Laughingthrush (about 50%), Chinese Hwamei (about 20%) and White-throated Laughingthrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Changsha (18 verified sightings), 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.
