African Bare-eyed Thrush
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African Bare-eyed Thrush

Turdus tephronotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
44 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Bare-eyed Thrush sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

<5% · Rare
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Ground-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geokichla piaggiae

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
Ashy Starling
LC

Ashy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Bare-eyed Thrush in Tarangire National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a African Bare-eyed Thrush sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Bare-eyed Thrush in Tarangire National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for African Bare-eyed Thrush in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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