African Thrush
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African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Awash National Park
1 Verified records at Awash National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African thrush or West African thrush (Turdus pelios) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of the western part of sub-Saharan Africa, it was once considered to be conspecific with the olive thrush but that species has now been split further. Populations are resident (non-migratory). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

60–70% · Likely
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Somali Fiscal
LC

Somali Fiscal

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lanius somalicus

50–60% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

40–50% · Likely
Nile Valley Sunbird
LC

Nile Valley Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna metallica

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

40–50% · Likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

40–50% · Likely
Beautiful Sunbird
LC

Beautiful Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris pulchellus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Fan-tailed Raven
LC

Fan-tailed Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus rhipidurus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Thrush at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
12 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
13 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
14 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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