Russet-tailed Thrush
Zoothera heinei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusZoothera (Asian Thrushes)
- SpeciesZoothera heinei (Russet-tailed Thrush)
The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-tailed Thrush sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 457 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park
Bassian Thrush
Zoothera lunulata
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Sericornis citreogularis
Australian Logrunner
Orthonyx temminckii
Green Catbird
Ailuroedus crassirostris
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
📅 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 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Russet-tailed Thrush in Lamington National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-tailed Thrush sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 457 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Russet-tailed Thrush in Lamington National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Russet-tailed Thrush in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.