White-tailed Ant-Thrush

White-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus poensis

Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

218 Verified sightings at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
651 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-tailed Ant-Thrush

The white-tailed ant thrush (Neocossyphus poensis), also known as the white-tailed rufous thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Gabon · 2024

© Étienne Leroy · XC926336 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719321 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Ghana · 2016

© Hans Matheve · XC353149 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~10%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Ant-Thrush sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 218 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tailed Ant-Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-tailed Ant-Thrush sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

Where does the White-tailed Ant-Thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Ant-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (218 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.

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