Black-faced Laughingthrush
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Black-faced Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron affine

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Langtang National Park
108 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in the Eastern Himalayas. Its range extends from eastern Nepal eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh in India and further to Myanmar, along with Bhutan and southeastern Tibet. Small disjunct populations also exist in continental Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely
Variegated Laughingthrush
LC

Variegated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

40–50% · Likely
Scaly Laughingthrush
LC

Scaly Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochalopteron subunicolor

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely
Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax ocellatus

20–30% · Possible
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

20–30% · Possible
Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-tailed Minla

Chestnut-tailed Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla strigula

20–30% · Possible
Hoary-throated Barwing

Hoary-throated Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

5–10% · With luck
Spiny Babbler

Spiny Babbler

Bird

Turdoides nipalensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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