Garrulax monileger
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. Its range extends across the eastern Himalayas, southern China and Indochina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Lesser necklaced laughingthrushes may be mimics of Greater necklaced laughingthrushes, the latter of which are dominant in mixed-species flocks. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Garden | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 1,285 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd 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 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against about 20% in October and November, 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 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 20%) and Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush (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 Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (1,285 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.
