White-whiskered Laughingthrush
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White-whiskered Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron morrisonianum

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

The white-whiskered laughingthrush or Formosan laughing thrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to montane forests of the island of Taiwan. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a White-whiskered Laughingthrush sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 623 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

White-eared Sibia
LC

White-eared Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia auricularis

60–70% · Likely
Steere's Liocichla
LC

Steere's Liocichla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Liocichla steerii

40–50% · Likely
Taiwan Barwing

Taiwan Barwing

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Actinodura morrisoniana

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Hwamei
LC

Chinese Hwamei

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax canorus

Insufficient data
Rusty Laughingthrush

Rusty Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax poecilorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Taiwan Hwamei
NT

Taiwan Hwamei

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax taewanus

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Laughingthrush

Black-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax chinensis

<5% · Rare
Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

Rufous-crowned Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax ruficeps

Insufficient data
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Taiwan Yuhina
LC

Taiwan Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yuhina brunneiceps

60–70% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-whiskered Laughingthrush in Taroko National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a White-whiskered Laughingthrush sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 623 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-whiskered Laughingthrush in Taroko National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-whiskered Laughingthrush in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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