White-browed Laughingthrush

White-browed Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus sannio

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Nanchang

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

44 Verified sightings at Nanchang
April 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 Nanchang?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Laughingthrush sighting in Nanchang on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

March–April and July–September

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Laughingthrush in Nanchang on a given day, against about 30% in May, October and December–January, the lowest months. February and November have too few records to rate.

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

6th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate White-browed Laughingthrush sightings, Nanchang ranks 6th at about 40%. 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 Nanchang (44 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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