Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus abyssinicus (Abyssinian Thrush)
The Abyssinian thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) is a passerine bird in the family Turdidae. It is also known as the African mountain thrush, or northern olive thrush The species was formerly treated as conspecific with the olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) but the species were split based on the genetic differences. The ranges do not overlap. The Abyssinian thrush is native to the eastern Afromontane. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Abyssinian Thrush sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
African Thrush
Turdus pelios
White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus poensis
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Geokichla piaggiae
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe castanea
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
📅 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 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Abyssinian Thrush in Virunga National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Abyssinian Thrush sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Abyssinian Thrush in Virunga National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Thrush in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.