White-browed Laughingthrush

White-browed Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus sannio

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Jinhua

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

9 Verified sightings at Jinhua
December Best month

About the White-browed Laughingthrush

The white-browed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus sannio) is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1867. It is found in China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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. Image at ADW Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:34

China · 2026

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1173194 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:45

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1003311 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:13

China · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien · XC925304 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~90%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~90%
3 Chongqing 🇨🇳 China
~90%
4 Xi'an 🇨🇳 China
~80%
5 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~60%
6 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~40%
7 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
~40%
8 Dalian 🇨🇳 China
~20%
9 Jinhua 🇨🇳 China
~20%
10 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
2 Dalian forest zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Laughingthrush in Jinhua?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Laughingthrush sighting in Jinhua on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 74 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.

When is the best time to see a White-browed Laughingthrush in Jinhua?

August and October–December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Laughingthrush in Jinhua on a given day, against about 10% in April–June and September, the lowest months. January–March and July have too few records to rate.

Is Jinhua the best place to see a White-browed Laughingthrush?

9th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate White-browed Laughingthrush sightings, Jinhua ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 90%), Chengdu (China, about 90%) and Chongqing (China, about 90%).

Where does the White-browed Laughingthrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-browed Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Jinhua (9 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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