Garrulax pectoralis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 139 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June–August and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 30%), Changsha (China, about 20%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Masked Laughingthrush (about 40%), Black-throated Laughingthrush (about 30%) and Chinese Hwamei (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 Hong Kong (139 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.
