Great Iora

Great Iora

Aegithina lafresnayei

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Cuc Phuong National Park

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

143 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,278 In all 7 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Great Iora

The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:03

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1154210 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:10

Malaysia · 2023

© Wai Loon Wong · XC802919 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:22

Laos · 2020

© Bram Piot · XC612683 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great Iora in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Iora sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 159 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 Great Iora in Cuc Phuong National Park?

August and October–November

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Great Iora in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March–April, June and September, the lowest months. July has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Great Iora?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Iora sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cuc Phuong National Park the best place to see a Great Iora?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Great Iora sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 50%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Great Iora sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Great Iora is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (143 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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