Trochalopteron squamatum
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The blue-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron squamatum) is a bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Eastern Himalaya, Yunnan, Myanmar and Laos where its natural habitat is the dense undergrowth of subtropical or tropical moist broadleaved evergreen montane forests.
It has been described as secretive. Hear the call sounds here Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Laughingthrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 293rd most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's wettest months, with about 930 mm of rain against 10 mm in December. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-winged Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Blue-winged Laughingthrush sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-winged Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (15 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.
