Streaked Laughingthrush

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Jim Corbett National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

55 Verified sightings at Jim Corbett National Park From 2019 to 2026
351 In all 2 parks
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Streaked Laughingthrush

The streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Its range extends from the Turkestan Range to the Safed Koh and east through the Himalayas towards Sikkim. The subspecies imbricatum is usually considered a separates species, Bhutan laughingthrush.

BirdLife International 2004. Garrulax lineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Streaked laughingthrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection Wikipedia →

Sounds

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India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030922 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Duet0:35

India · 2023

© Jelle Scharringa · XC785779 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Tajikistan · 2022

© Ding Li Yong · XC736434 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~60%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dushanbe 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
~70%
2 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Laughingthrush in Jim Corbett National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 231st most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streaked Laughingthrush in Jim Corbett National Park?

January and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streaked Laughingthrush?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Jim Corbett National Park the best place to see a Streaked Laughingthrush?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Streaked Laughingthrush sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 60%).

Which relatives of the Streaked Laughingthrush live in Jim Corbett National Park?

Same family: Leiothrichidae

The closest relatives of the Streaked Laughingthrush that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (family Leiothrichidae, Laughingthrushes and Allies) are Jungle Babbler (about 60%), White-crested Laughingthrush (about 40%) and Red-billed Leiothrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaked Laughingthrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaked Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (55 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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