Black-faced Laughingthrush
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Black-faced Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron affine

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
48 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black-faced laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in the Eastern Himalayas. Its range extends from eastern Nepal eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh in India and further to Myanmar, along with Bhutan and southeastern Tibet. Small disjunct populations also exist in continental Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Laughingthrush sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Scaly Laughingthrush
LC

Scaly Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochalopteron subunicolor

5–10% · With luck
Blue-winged Laughingthrush
LC

Blue-winged Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochalopteron squamatum

<5% · Rare
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

Insufficient data
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

20–30% · Possible
Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-fronted Barwing
LC

Rusty-fronted Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura egertoni

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

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

10–20% · With luck
Red-tailed Minla
LC

Red-tailed Minla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Minla ignotincta

10–20% · With luck
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

10–20% · With luck
Himalayan Cutia
LC

Himalayan Cutia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cutia nipalensis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Laughingthrush sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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