Great Iora

Great Iora

Aegithina lafresnayei

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Khao Luang National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

156 Verified sightings at Khao Luang National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,278 In all 7 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Great Iora

The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:03

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1154210 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:10

Malaysia · 2023

© Wai Loon Wong · XC802919 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:22

Laos · 2020

© Bram Piot · XC612683 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great Iora in Khao Luang National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Iora sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Great Iora in Khao Luang National Park?

August

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Iora in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February–April, July and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Great Iora?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Iora sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Great Iora live in Khao Luang National Park?

Same genus: Aegithina

The closest relatives of the Great Iora that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (genus Aegithina, Ioras) are Green Iora (about 30%) and Common Iora (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Great Iora sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Great Iora is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (156 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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