Turdus ardosiaceus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The eastern red-legged thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Endemic to the Caribbean, it is found on the islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Dominica. In Puerto Rico, it is known as zorzal de patas coloradas.
The eastern red-legged thrush was first described by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1822 as Turdus ardosiaceus. It was later lumped as a subspecies of red-legged thrush. In 2025 the species was split in two by the AviList and Clements checklist based on differences in plumage and genetics.
Two subspecies are recognised: The legs, bill and eye ring are bright orange-red. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Its food is mostly fruits... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Red-legged Thrush sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 110 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.
February–March, July and September
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Red-legged Thrush in Santo Domingo on a given day, against about 30% in December, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Red-legged Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Red-legged Thrush sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Red-legged Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Santo Domingo (65 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.
