Turdus fumigatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The cocoa thrush (Turdus fumigatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found on St. Vincent, Grenada, and Trinidad and in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The cocoa thrush was originally described in 1823 with the binomial Turdus fumigatus and has kept that binomial ever since.
However, its taxonomy since its description is complicated and as of early 2026 remains unsettled. During the twentieth century different authors included one or both of what are now Hauxwell's thrush (T. hauxwelli) and the pale-vented thrush (T. obsoletus) as subspecies. They each attained full species status by the end of the century.
The IOC, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World, and AviList assign it these five subspecies: Some authors have suggested that bondi and personus represent one or two separate species. Clements... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Thrush sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Thrush in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cocoa Thrush sightings, Anavilhanas National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Cocoa Thrush that you can see in Anavilhanas National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Pale-breasted Thrush (about 20%) and Black-billed Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
