Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

Minla cyanouroptera

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
30 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-winged minla (Actinodura cyanouroptera), also known as the blue-winged siva, is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It has in the past been placed in the genus Minla and also in the monotypic Siva. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Red-tailed Minla
LC

Red-tailed Minla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Minla ignotincta

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-tailed Minla

Chestnut-tailed Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla strigula

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

20–30% · Possible
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

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
Himalayan Cutia
LC

Himalayan Cutia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cutia nipalensis

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Liocichla
LC

Red-faced Liocichla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Liocichla phoenicea

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Minla in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Minla sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-winged Minla in Khangchendzonga National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Minla in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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