Trochalopteron variegatum
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the low-to-mid altitudes of the Himalayas. It ranges across Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet.
The variegated laughingthrush is a medium-sized laughingthrush typically 24-26 centimeters in length and weighs 57-79 grams. Both subspecies have a black stripe down the center of the throat and are overall olive and buffy in appearance. The large tail has a gray subterminal band with a white tip. The area around the beak is black up until the eye, which is broken with a white eye-ring. Buff area at the base of the mandible fades to whitish. The T. v. variegatum subspecies has buff forehead with a brownish gray crown.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinagar | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Laughingthrush sighting in Srinagar on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th most-seen of the 120 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Laughingthrush in Srinagar on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variegated 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.
Only Srinagar, in our data
Srinagar is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Variegated Laughingthrush sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variegated Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Srinagar (34 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.
