African Thrush
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African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
257 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a African Thrush sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 257 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

Insufficient data
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

80–90% · Very likely
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

30–40% · Possible
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Thrush in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a African Thrush sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 257 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Thrush in Lake Mburo National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for African Thrush in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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