Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
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Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

Garrulax monileger (Hodgson, 1836)

≈28 cmLength84 gWeight

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Thailand, China, India

Least Concern

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush has been recorded at 220 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kaeng Krachan NP – Baan Maka Nature LodgeThailand513 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Bird's hideThailand428 records
  3. Kaeng Krachan NPThailand303 records
More places
  1. Kaeng Krachan NP – Dab Toon's hideThailand290 records
  2. Kaeng Krachan NP – Lung Sin's hideThailand277 records
  3. Nam Nao NP – visitor center & campgrounds vicinityThailand182 records
  4. Garbhanga Reserve ForestIndia180 records
  5. Mahananda WLS – Rongtong and Shivakhola ForestIndia159 records
  6. Khao Yai NPThailand149 records
  7. Shiti VillageChina146 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandChinaIndiaBhutanCambodiaVietnamBangladeshNepal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush?

The Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush is about ≈28 cm long and weighs around 84 g.

Where does the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to southeastern China and southeastern Thailand. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and India.

When is the best time to see the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush as Least Concern.

What does the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush in?

It belongs to the family Laughingthrushes & Allies (Leiothrichidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈28 cm
Weight
84 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
123 mm
Tail
129 mm
Bill
28 mm
Tarsus
40 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to southeastern China and southeastern Thailand

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 5
  • Garrulax monileger monileger c, e Himalayas to c Myanmar and w Yunnan (sw China)
  • Garrulax monileger schauenseei e Myanmar, n Thailand, n Laos and s China
  • Garrulax monileger tonkinensis s China and n Vietnam
  • Garrulax monileger melli se China
  • Garrulax monileger schmackeri Hainan I. (off se China)

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Laughingthrushes & Allies Leiothrichidae
Genus
Garrulax

Other birds in the genus Garrulax

Spot-breasted LaughingthrushSpot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusOrange-breasted LaughingthrushOrange-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax annamensisChinese HwameiChinese HwameiGarrulax canorusTaiwan HwameiTaiwan HwameiGarrulax taewanusRufous-fronted LaughingthrushRufous-fronted LaughingthrushGarrulax rufifronsSunda LaughingthrushSunda LaughingthrushGarrulax palliatusWhite-crested LaughingthrushWhite-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusSumatran LaughingthrushSumatran LaughingthrushGarrulax bicolorBlack-hooded LaughingthrushBlack-hooded LaughingthrushGarrulax milletiWhite-necked LaughingthrushWhite-necked LaughingthrushGarrulax strepitansCambodian LaughingthrushCambodian LaughingthrushGarrulax ferrariusGrey LaughingthrushGrey LaughingthrushGarrulax maesi
Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

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