Garrulax monileger
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Its range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Lesser necklaced laughingthrushes may be mimics of Greater necklaced laughingthrushes, the latter of which are dominant in mixed-species flocks. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Garden | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, August and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings, Nanjing has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, under 5%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush that you can see in Nanjing (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Masked Laughingthrush (about 70%), Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush (about 30%) and Buffy Laughingthrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Nanjing (36 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.
