Turdus serranus
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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.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 257th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Glossy-black Thrush sightings, Caracas ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bogota (Colombia, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Glossy-black Thrush that you can see in Caracas (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Bare-eyed Thrush (about 40%) and Pale-breasted Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glossy-black Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (9 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.
