Minla strigula
Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The bar-throated minla or chestnut-tailed minla (Actinodura strigula), or even bar-throated siva, is a species of bird in the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae. Traditionally, it has been placed in the genus Minla but is now placed in Actinodura.
The species is found in montane forest from India to Malaysia. Eight subspecies have been described, of which six are widely accepted. The bar-throated minla occupies a range of montane forest habitats from 1,800–3,750 m (5,910–12,300 ft). The species is mainly resident but may move to lower altitudes during harsh winters, coming as low as 1,300 m (4,300 ft). Among the forest types it may occur in are evergreen broadleaf forest, mixed broadleaf and evergreen forest, pine forest, pine or oak and rhododendron forest, rhododendron or bamboo stands.
The diet of the bar-throated minla varies by season; during the summer months it is almost exclusively insectivorous, taking beetles, caterpillars and other insects. In the winter months it will also take berries, seeds, and nectar. It will join flocks of other babblers and yuhinas in the non-breeding season, and feeds from the canopy down to near the forest floor. Two to four eggs are laid in a cup of grass, bamboo leaves, lichen and birch bark. Wikipedia →
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Nepal · 2025
© Natalya Andreyenkova · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Minla sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 1,623 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 367 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.
September
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-tailed Minla in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against about 30% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-tailed Minla sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chestnut-tailed Minla sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 20%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-tailed Minla is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (1,623 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.
