Trochalopteron variegatum
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the low-to-mid altitudes of the Himalayas. It ranges across Bhutan, India, Nepal and Tibet.
The variegated laughingthrush is a medium-sized laughingthrush typically 24-26 centimeters in length and weighs 57-79 grams. Both subspecies have a black stripe down the center of the throat and are overall olive and buffy in appearance. The large tail has a gray subterminal band with a white tip. The area around the beak is black up until the eye, which is broken with a white eye-ring. Buff area at the base of the mandible fades to whitish. The T. v. variegatum subspecies has buff forehead with a brownish gray crown.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinagar | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 214 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th 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.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 10 mm in November.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variegated 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.
Only Langtang National Park, in our data
Langtang National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Variegated Laughingthrush sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trochalopteron
The closest relatives of the Variegated Laughingthrush that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Trochalopteron, Trochalopteron Laughingthrushes) are Streaked Laughingthrush (about 60%), 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 Variegated Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (214 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.
