Brown-headed Thrush
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Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Taroko National Park
121 Verified records at Taroko National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Pale Thrush
LC

Pale Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus pallidus

10–20% · With luck
Eyebrowed Thrush
LC

Eyebrowed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus obscurus

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Tasman Sea Island-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus poliocephalus

<5% · Rare
Dusky Thrush
LC

Dusky Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus eunomus

<5% · Rare
Naumann's Thrush
LC

Naumann's Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus naumanni

Insufficient data
Chinese Blackbird
LC

Chinese Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus mandarinus

Insufficient data
White's Thrush
LC

White's Thrush

Bird

Zoothera aurea

5–10% · With luck
Scaly Thrush
LC

Scaly Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zoothera dauma

<5% · Rare
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Taiwan Yuhina
LC

Taiwan Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yuhina brunneiceps

60–70% · Likely
White-eared Sibia
LC

White-eared Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia auricularis

60–70% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-headed Thrush in Taroko National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 121 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-headed Thrush in Taroko National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown-headed Thrush in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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