Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Garrulax pectoralis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
56 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The greater necklaced laughingthrush (Pterorhinus pectoralis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is introduced to Hawaii. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
LC

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax monileger

<5% · Rare
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Striated Babbler

Striated Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides earlei

5–10% · With luck
Slender-billed Babbler
VU

Slender-billed Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Argya longirostris

<5% · Rare
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

<5% · Rare
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Kaziranga National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Kaziranga National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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