White-cheeked Laughingthrush
Garrulax vassali
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusGarrulax (Typical Laughingthrushes)
- SpeciesGarrulax vassali (White-cheeked Laughingthrush)
The white-cheeked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus vassali) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The white-cheeked laughingthrush was formerly 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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a White-cheeked Laughingthrush sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park
Black-hooded Laughingthrush
Garrulax milleti
Orange-breasted Laughingthrush
Garrulax annamensis
Black-headed Sibia
Heterophasia desgodinsi
Collared Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron yersini
Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
Vietnamese Cutia
Cutia legalleni
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Mountain Fulvetta
Alcippe peracensis
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Sitta nagaensis
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
White-tailed Robin
Myiomela leucura
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-cheeked Laughingthrush in Ba Be National Park?
About 36% of wildlife watchers report a White-cheeked Laughingthrush sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-cheeked Laughingthrush in Ba Be National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-cheeked Laughingthrush in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.