Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
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Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Langtang National Park
148 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan and Nepal. The silver-eared laughingthrush, formerly included as a subspecies, is now usually regarded as a separate species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 148 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
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

30–40% · Possible
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

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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
40–50%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush in Langtang National Park?

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

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