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Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush

Garrulax sukatschewi

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
44 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Ianthocincla sukatschewi), also known as Sukatschev's laughingthrush, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is endemic to northern China where its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The snowy-cheeked laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla. The specific name honours the Russian merchant, philanthropist and collector Vladimir Platonovich Sukachev (1849-1919). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park

Giant Laughingthrush

Giant Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax maximus

20–30% · Possible
Pere David's Laughingthrush

Pere David's Laughingthrush

Bird

Garrulax davidi

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax ocellatus

Insufficient data
Elliot's Laughingthrush
LC

Elliot's Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron elliotii

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

Insufficient data
White-browed Laughingthrush
LC

White-browed Laughingthrush

Bird

Pterorhinus sannio

Insufficient data
Chinese Babax

Chinese Babax

Bird

Babax lanceolatus

Insufficient data
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

Insufficient data
Barred Laughingthrush
LC Endemic

Barred Laughingthrush

Bird

Ianthocincla lunulata

Insufficient data
Chestnut Thrush
LC

Chestnut Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus rubrocanus

60–70% · Likely
Buff-barred Warbler
LC

Buff-barred Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus pulcher

50–60% · Likely
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
LC

Chinese White-browed Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus dubius

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.

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