African Bare-eyed Thrush
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African Bare-eyed Thrush

Turdus tephronotus

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

The bare-eyed thrush (Turdus tephronotus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It breeds during the rainy season. This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend is not known, but the population is not believed to be decreasing sufficiently rapidly to approach the thresholds under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

80–90% · Very likely
African Thrush
LC

African Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus pelios

<5% · Rare
Groundscraper Thrush
LC

Groundscraper Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psophocichla litsitsirupa

40–50% · Likely
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Ground-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geokichla piaggiae

30–40% · Possible
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Moorland Chat
LC

Moorland Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarochroa sordida

70–80% · Very likely
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Siskin
LC

Abyssinian Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus nigriceps

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Catbird

Abyssinian Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parophasma galinieri

50–60% · Likely
Thekla Lark
LC

Thekla Lark

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Galerida theklae

50–60% · Likely
Ethiopian Cisticola
LC

Ethiopian Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lugubris

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Bare-eyed Thrush at Bale Mountains 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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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