Spotted Morning-Thrush

Cichladusa guttata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
GenusCichladusa (Palm-Thrushes)
SpeciesCichladusa guttata (Spotted Morning-Thrush)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Virunga National Park

2 Verified records at Virunga National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spotted palm thrush (Cichladusa guttata), also known as the spotted morning-thrush, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. They are small birds mostly consisting of the colors brown, black, and cream. They can be found in eastern African countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Their natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. This bird is a forager that has a diet consisting of invertebrates. These birds create a variety of different vocal duets as a form of communication. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Dioptrornis fischeri

Muscicapa adusta

Cossypha heuglini

Saxicola torquatus

Muscicapa aquatica

Muscicapa comitata

Cossypha polioptera

Pogonocichla stellata

5–10% · With luck

Sheppardia aequatorialis

5–10% · With luck

Cossypha niveicapilla

5–10% · With luck

Cossypha archeri

5–10% · With luck

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Chamaetylas poliophrys

5–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Spotted Morning-Thrush at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
4	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
9	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
21	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data
24	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Spotted Morning-Thrush

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

African Dusky Flycatcher

White-browed Robin-Chat

African Stonechat

Swamp Flycatcher

Dusky-blue Flycatcher

Grey Winged Robin Chat

White-starred Robin

Equatorial Akalat

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Archer's Robin-Chat

Red-throated Alethe

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found