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Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Hortobágy National Park
39 Verified records at Hortobágy National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and across the Palearctic. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in the British Isles, but winters in large numbers in the United Kingdom, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of molluscs, insects and earthworms in the summer, and berries, grain and seeds in the winter. Fieldfares often nest in small colonies, possibly for protection from predators. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fieldfare sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

30–40% · Possible
Song Thrush
LC

Song Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus philomelos

10–20% · With luck
Redwing
LC

Redwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus iliacus

Insufficient data
Mistle Thrush
LC

Mistle Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus viscivorus

Insufficient data
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

70–80% · Very likely
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

70–80% · Very likely
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

50–60% · Likely
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ 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 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
40–50%
2 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
30–40%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
8 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
9 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
10 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
11 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
16 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
17 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
18 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
19 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
20 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
22 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
23 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
24 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fieldfare in Hortobágy National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Fieldfare sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fieldfare in Hortobágy National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Fieldfare in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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