Garrulax ruficollis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The rufous-necked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficollis) is a bird species in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Little study was done on this species due to its abundance and lack of interest in its conservation.
The rufous-necked laughingthrush was placed in the genus Dryonastes before being moved to Garrulax. Following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved again to the resurrected genus Pterorhinus.
The rufous-necked laughingthrush is actually not a thrush but a species of babbler, it is roughly 22–27 centimetres (8.7–10.6 in) in length and weighs anywhere between 51–73 grams (1.8–2.6 oz). The rufous-necked laughingthrush as its name implies has a rustic color around its neck. overall the bird is grey with a black face and its rufous neck. Due to the fact that they are non migratory birds this means that they molt very slowly which means that they look the same as young birds than as older birds. The... Wikipedia →
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India · 2023
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China · 2025
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Bangladesh · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 348 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's wettest months, with about 690 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sightings, Royal Manas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Manas National Park (India, about 30%) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Rufous-necked Laughingthrush that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are White-crested Laughingthrush (about 30%), Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (about 20%) and Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-necked Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (348 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.
