Garrulax strepitans
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The white-necked laughingthrush (Garrulax strepitans) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The adult white-necked laughingthrush is about 32 cm (13 in) long and has a chestnut crown, a brownish-black face and throat and a rather diffuse white collar separating these from the body. The general plumage is a pale brownish-grey. The iris is dark, and the bill and legs are grey. It has a distinctive laughing call. It resembles the grey laughingthrush (Garrulax maesi) apart from the darker head.
The white-necked laughingthrush is native to tropical southeastern Asia. Its range includes central and northern Thailand, eastern Myanmar, western Laos and Yunnan province in southwestern China. Its altitudinal range is between 500 and 1,800 m (1,600 and 5,900 ft). It typically occurs in lowland and montane broad-leaved forest and scrubland.
The white-necked laughingthrush has a very wide range and is described as fairly common, apart from in China where... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Laughingthrush in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-necked Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-necked Laughingthrush sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-necked Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (121 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.
