Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan and Nepal. The silver-eared laughingthrush, formerly included as a subspecies, is now usually regarded as a separate species.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crowned 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%) and Namdapha National Park (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Trochalopteron
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Trochalopteron, Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes) are Streaked Laughingthrush (about 60%), Variegated Laughingthrush (about 40%) and Black-faced Laughingthrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (166 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.
