Streaked Laughingthrush

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
at Dushanbe

In 3 days >90%

250 Verified sightings at Dushanbe
351 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Streaked Laughingthrush

The streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Its range extends from the Turkestan Range to the Safed Koh and east through the Himalayas towards Sikkim. The subspecies imbricatum is usually considered a separates species, Bhutan laughingthrush.

BirdLife International 2004. Garrulax lineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Streaked laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:27

India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030922 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Duet0:35

India · 2023

© Jelle Scharringa · XC785779 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Subsong1:04

Tajikistan · 2022

© Ding Li Yong · XC736434 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~60%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dushanbe 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
~70%
2 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Laughingthrush in Dushanbe?

Very likely

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush sighting in Dushanbe on a given day, based on 250 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 96 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streaked Laughingthrush in Dushanbe?

December

In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush in Dushanbe on a given day, against about 50% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Streaked Laughingthrush?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Dushanbe the best place to see a Streaked Laughingthrush?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Streaked Laughingthrush sightings, Dushanbe has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Srinagar (India, about 40%) and Dehradun (India, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Streaked Laughingthrush live in Dushanbe?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Streaked Laughingthrush that you can see in Dushanbe (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Blackbird (about 90%), Eurasian Magpie (about 90%) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaked Laughingthrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaked Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Dushanbe (250 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.

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