Palani Laughingthrush

Palani Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron fairbanki

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Eravikulam National Park
34 Verified records at Eravikulam National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Palani laughingthrush (Montecincla fairbanki) is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the hills of the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap in Southern India. Found in the high montane forests, this grey bibbed, rufous bellied bird with a prominent dark eyestripe and broad white brow was grouped along with the grey-breasted subspecies of the black-chinned laughingthrush and known as the grey-breasted laughingthrush. This species is found in the Palni Hills while another closely related form, the Ashambu laughingthrush (Montecincla meridionalis) with a shorter white brow is found in the high hills south of the Achankovil Gap and was treated as a subspecies. The two forms were together formerly treated as the Kerala laughingthrush. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Palani Laughingthrush sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Eravikulam National Park

Rufous Babbler

Rufous Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides subrufa

20–30% · Possible
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

5–10% · With luck
Wynaad Laughingthrush

Wynaad Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax delesserti

Insufficient data
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

80–90% · Very likely
Indian White-eye
LC Endemic

Indian White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Greenish Warbler
LC

Greenish Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochiloides

50–60% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias albicaudatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
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 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Palani Laughingthrush in Eravikulam National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Palani Laughingthrush sighting in Eravikulam National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Palani Laughingthrush in Eravikulam National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Palani Laughingthrush in Eravikulam National Park in our monthly data.

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