Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
Garrulax ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusGarrulax (Typical Laughingthrushes)
- SpeciesGarrulax ruficollis (Rufous-necked Laughingthrush)
The rufous-necked laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficollis) is a bird species in the laughingthrush family, Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Little study was done on this species due to its abundance and lack of interest in its conservation. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
White-crested Laughingthrush
Garrulax leucolophus
Greater Necklaced Laughing Thrush
Garrulax pectoralis
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
Garrulax monileger
Rufous-vented Laughingthrush
Garrulax gularis
Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush
Garrulax nuchalis
Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus
Long-tailed Sibia
Heterophasia picaoides
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Rufous-backed Sibia
Heterophasia annectans
Beautiful Sibia
Heterophasia pulchella
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Actinodura egertoni
Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Namdapha National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-necked Laughingthrush sighting in Namdapha National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Namdapha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-necked Laughingthrush in Namdapha National Park in our monthly data.