Red-billed Leiothrix
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Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
321 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a yellowish-white ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and they have a bright yellow-orange throat with a yellow chin; females are somewhat duller than males, and juveniles have black bills. It has also been introduced in various parts of the world, with small populations of escapees having existed in Japan since the 1980s. It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names, including Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, these all being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there), nor is it a robin or a nightingale. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Silver-eared Mesia
LC

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

<5% · Rare
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

60–70% · Likely
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

5–10% · With luck
Common Babbler

Common Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides caudata

<5% · Rare
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

<5% · Rare
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

<5% · Rare
Large Grey Babbler

Large Grey Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides malcolmi

Insufficient data
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax rufogularis

Insufficient data
Striated Babbler

Striated Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides earlei

Insufficient data
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
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 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
7 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
8 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
9 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
10 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Leiothrix in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Leiothrix in Jim Corbett National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Leiothrix in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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