Trochalopteron lineatum
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and July
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 40% in May, the lowest month. Those are among Langtang National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in November.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Streaked Laughingthrush sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Jim Corbett National Park (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Trochalopteron
The closest relatives of the Streaked Laughingthrush that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Trochalopteron, Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes) are Variegated Laughingthrush (about 40%), Chestnut-crowned 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 Streaked Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (296 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.
