Turdus dissimilis
Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The black-breasted thrush (Turdus dissimilis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from north-eastern India to northern Vietnam. Although both male and female birds have the same colour on their lower parts, the upper section of males is mostly black in colour, while females are mostly grey-brown. Thus, the bird's common name refers to the colour of the male bird's breast. They tend to live in forests located at high altitude.
The black-breasted thrush belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae. The species is a monotypic taxon – it has been hypothesized that it forms part of a larger superspecies, classified together with Tickell's thrush (T. unicolor) and the grey-backed thrush (T. hortulorum). It was previously thought to have conspecificity with the latter species of thrush. The black-breasted thrush was first described by Edward Blyth in 1847 and was found in the lower Bengal region.
The black-breasted thrush is 22 centimetres (8.7 in) to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) long in total, including its tail. Whereas the lower parts are the same colour for both sexes, the upper and middle parts are where they differ. For... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Zürich Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 4 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 5 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Thrush sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-breasted Thrush in Kunming on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, August–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-breasted Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Black-breasted Thrush sightings, Kunming ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-breasted Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kunming (30 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.
