Brown-headed Thrush

Brown-headed Thrush

Turdus chrysolaus

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kaohsiung

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

970 Verified sightings at Kaohsiung
260 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Brown-headed Thrush

The brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), sometimes known as the brown thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan; it winters in south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hainan and the northern Philippines. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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Sounds

Subsong0:56

Japan · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1146556 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:33

Japan · 2025

© Uku Paal · XC1016837 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:13

Taiwan · 2019

© Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, Taiwanbirdguide.com · XC466649 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~30%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
2 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
6 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
7 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
8 Busan 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
9 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
<5%
10 Fukuoka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ueno Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
2 Inokashira Park Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
3 Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-headed Thrush in Kaohsiung?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 970 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-headed Thrush in Kaohsiung?

January

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. That is one of Kaohsiung's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-headed Thrush?

Between 11 pm and 2 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-headed Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Kaohsiung the best place to see a Brown-headed Thrush?

Yes

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Brown-headed Thrush sightings, Kaohsiung has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Xiamen City (China, about 10%).

Where does the Brown-headed Thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-headed Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaohsiung (970 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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