Glossy-black Thrush

Glossy-black Thrush

Turdus serranus

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bogota

In 3 days <5%

29 Verified sightings at Bogota
659 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Glossy-black Thrush

The glossy-black thrush (Turdus serranus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from Venezuela to Argentina. The glossy-black thrush was originally described with its current binomial Turdus serranus. Its further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and the Clements taxonomy assign it these five subspecies:

Because T. unicolor had been previously assigned to Tickell's thrush, by the principle of priority Fraga and Dickinson proposed its current subspecific epithet. What is now the black thrush (T. infuscatus) was previously treated as another subspecies of T. serranus, but molecular studies in the early 2000s determined that they are separate species and not closely related.

This article follows the five-subspecies model. ��2�... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:13

Ecuador · 2026

© Daan van der Hoeven · XC1139798 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:20

Ecuador · 2002

© Jonas Nilsson · XC276627 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:12

Ecuador · 2008

© Mitch Lysinger · XC261052 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
3 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
2 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Glossy-black Thrush in Bogota?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush sighting in Bogota on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Glossy-black Thrush in Bogota?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush in Bogota on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Glossy-black Thrush?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glossy-black Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bogota the best place to see a Glossy-black Thrush?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Glossy-black Thrush sightings, Bogota has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Caracas (Venezuela, under 5%).

Where does the Glossy-black Thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Glossy-black Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Bogota (29 verified sightings), 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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