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Garrulax nuchalis
In 3 days <5%
The chestnut-backed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus nuchalis) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Northeast India and northern Myanmar. This species inhabits secondary growth, thickets, tall grasslands with scattered shrubs or dense bushes in stony scrub-covered ravines and hills, from the lowlands up to around 900 metres (3,000 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss.
The chestnut-backed laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus. Wikipedia →
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India · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 288th most-seen of the 298 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush in Namdapha National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. June to September have too few records to rate.
Only Namdapha National Park, in our data
Namdapha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are White-crested Laughingthrush (about 40%), Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush (about 20%) and Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (5 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.
