Rusty-fronted Barwing
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Rusty-fronted Barwing

Actinodura egertoni

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

The rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) is a species of bird in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae. It is found in Southeast Asia from the Himalayas to north-eastern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-fronted Barwing sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Hoary-throated Barwing

Hoary-throated Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura nipalensis

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
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
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

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
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
10–20%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-fronted Barwing in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-fronted Barwing sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty-fronted Barwing in Khangchendzonga National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-fronted Barwing in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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