Garrulax pectoralis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is introduced to Hawaii. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus. In mixed-species foraging flocks, greater necklaced laughingthrushes tend to be dominant. The mimicry of this species by the Lesser necklaced laughingthrush, which is not especially closely related, may have been selected for as a result.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 1,390 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May and October, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush 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 7 parks where we can rate Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Namdapha National Park (India, about 20%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 10%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (about 30%) and White-crested Laughingthrush (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (1,390 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.
