Garrulax striatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The striated laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata) is a passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It 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 be the only species in the resurrected genus Grammatoptila.
It is found in the northern temperate regions of the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
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India · 2023
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Nepal · 2025
© Natalya Andreyenkova · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Laughingthrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 164th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and July, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striated Laughingthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Striated Laughingthrush sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 20%).
Same genus: Garrulax
The closest relatives of the Striated Laughingthrush that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (genus Garrulax, Typical Laughingthrushes) are Rufous-necked Laughingthrush (about 30%), White-crested Laughingthrush (about 30%) and Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striated Laughingthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (84 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.
