Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusLeiothrix (Leiothrix and Mesia)
- SpeciesLeiothrix lutea (Red-billed Leiothrix)
The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a yellowish-white ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and they have a bright yellow-orange throat with a yellow chin; females are somewhat duller than males, and juveniles have black bills. It has also been introduced in various parts of the world, with small populations of escapees having existed in Japan since the 1980s. It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names, including Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, these all being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there), nor is it a robin or a nightingale. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron affine
Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Actinodura egertoni
Red-tailed Minla
Minla ignotincta
Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
Himalayan Cutia
Cutia nipalensis
White-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax albogularis
Red-faced Liocichla
Liocichla phoenicea
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 8 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Leiothrix in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Leiothrix in Khangchendzonga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Leiothrix in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.