Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus chrysolaus (Brown-headed Thrush)
The brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), sometimes known as the brown thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan; it winters in south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hainan and the northern Philippines. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
Japanese Thrush
Turdus cardis
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
White's Thrush
Zoothera aurea
Siberian Thrush
Geokichla sibirica
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-headed Thrush in Nikko National Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-headed Thrush in Nikko National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Brown-headed Thrush in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.