Giant Laughingthrush

Giant Laughingthrush

Garrulax maximus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
31 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The giant laughingthrush (Ianthocincla maxima) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in central China and far northern India and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The giant 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 Ianthocincla. The female birds often lay between 1 and 3 blue colored eggs which are bred by both parents for a period of 2 weeks. They can be distinguished by their sweet, melodious and bold sound. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Laughingthrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park

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Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Garrulax sukatschewi

20–30% · Possible
Pere David's Laughingthrush

Pere David's Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax davidi

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax ocellatus

Insufficient data
Elliot's Laughingthrush
LC

Elliot's Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron elliotii

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

Insufficient data
White-browed Laughingthrush
LC

White-browed Laughingthrush

Bird

Pterorhinus sannio

Insufficient data
Chinese Babax

Chinese Babax

Bird

Babax lanceolatus

Insufficient data
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

Insufficient data
Barred Laughingthrush
LC Endemic

Barred Laughingthrush

Bird

Ianthocincla lunulata

Insufficient data
Chestnut Thrush
LC

Chestnut Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus rubrocanus

60–70% · Likely
Buff-barred Warbler
LC

Buff-barred Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus pulcher

50–60% · Likely
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
LC

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus dubius

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Laughingthrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Giant Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.

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