Himalayan Cutia
Cutia nipalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLeiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies)
- GenusCutia
- SpeciesCutia nipalensis (Himalayan Cutia)
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Red-billed Leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron affine
Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus
Rusty-fronted Barwing
Actinodura egertoni
Silver-eared Mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Red-tailed Minla
Minla ignotincta
Blue-winged Minla
Minla cyanouroptera
White-throated Laughingthrush
Garrulax albogularis
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula
Red-faced Liocichla
Liocichla phoenicea
📅 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 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Himalayan Cutia in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Himalayan Cutia sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Himalayan Cutia in Khangchendzonga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Himalayan Cutia in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.