Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Rufous-necked Laughingthrush

Garrulax ruficollis

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
288 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous-necked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficollis) is a bird species in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Little study was done on this species due to its abundance and lack of interest in its conservation. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 288 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
LC

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax monileger

10–20% · With luck
Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax pectoralis

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

5–10% · With luck
Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax rufogularis

<5% · Rare
Grey-sided Laughingthrush

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax caerulatus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush

Rufous-vented Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax gularis

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

20–30% · Possible
Long-tailed Sibia
LC

Long-tailed Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia picaoides

10–20% · With luck
Silver-eared Mesia
LC

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 288 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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