Cochoa viridis
Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The green cochoa (Cochoa viridis) is a bird species that was variously placed with the thrushes of family Turdidae or the related Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers). It is considered closer to the former. This Himalayan thrush is moss green. The male has a blue crown, blue wings and tail with a broad black band on the tail. The female has a more greenish body with some rusty spots on the wing coverts. The secondaries and tertiaries have the base of the outer webs yellowish brown with very narrow blue edging, unlike in the male. In some plumages there is a white collar on the sides of the neck. This form was once described as a new species Cochoa rothschildi. First year birds have dark shaft streaks on the body feathers.
The green cochoa is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Bhutan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They make seasonal movements that are not well understood. Their distribution in winter in India is unclear as the species is found only in summer. An old record from Uttaranchal (Nainital... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Cochoa sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Cochoa in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to January, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Cochoa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Green Cochoa sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Namdapha National Park (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Cochoa is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (260 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.
