Turdus rubrocanus
Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in the western Himalayas and central/southwestern China; it winters in Eastern Himalaya and northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
It is socially monogamous, but extra-pair partners are common. It exhibits sexual dichromatism, a form of sexual dimorphism in which males and females have different plumage colors. However, this difference is typically not noticeable to human observers.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
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Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Thrush sighting in Lanzhou on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 44 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Thrush in Lanzhou on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Lanzhou's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against almost none in December. March and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Chestnut Thrush sightings, Lanzhou has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Xining (China, about 50%) and Srinagar (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Thrush that you can see in Lanzhou (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Chinese Blackbird (about 30%) and Red-throated Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Lanzhou (33 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.
