Red-billed Leiothrix
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Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Langtang National Park
27 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a yellowish-white ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and they have a bright yellow-orange throat with a yellow chin; females are somewhat duller than males, and juveniles have black bills. It has also been introduced in various parts of the world, with small populations of escapees having existed in Japan since the 1980s. It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names, including Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, these all being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there), nor is it a robin or a nightingale. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely
Variegated Laughingthrush
LC

Variegated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

40–50% · Likely
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax ocellatus

20–30% · Possible
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

20–30% · Possible
Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-tailed Minla

Chestnut-tailed Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla strigula

20–30% · Possible
Hoary-throated Barwing

Hoary-throated Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Scaly Laughingthrush
LC

Scaly Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochalopteron subunicolor

5–10% · With luck
Spiny Babbler

Spiny Babbler

Bird

Turdoides nipalensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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
20–30%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
7 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
8 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
9 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
10 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Leiothrix in Langtang National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Leiothrix sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Leiothrix in Langtang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Leiothrix in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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