Sunda Laughingthrush
Garrulax palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusGarrulax (Typical Laughingthrushes)
- SpeciesGarrulax palliatus (Sunda Laughingthrush)
The Sunda laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by human activity such as hunting, logging, and trapping. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Laughingthrush sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Bornean Treepie
Dendrocitta cinerascens
Indigo Flycatcher
Eumyias indigo
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Seicercus montis
Black-capped White-eye
Zosterops atricapilla
Temminck's Sunbird
Aethopyga temminckii
Mountain Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus trivirgatus
Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Staphida everetti
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus borneensis
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
Black-sided Flowerpecker
Dicaeum monticolum
Gray-throated Babbler
Stachyris nigriceps
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Laughingthrush in Kinabalu Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Laughingthrush sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sunda Laughingthrush in Kinabalu Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Laughingthrush in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.