Turdus philomelos
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across the West Palearctic. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has four recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which features repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referenced in poetry.
The song thrush breeds in forests, gardens and parks. It is partially migratory, with many birds wintering in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The species has also been introduced into New Zealand and Australia. While it is not globally threatened, serious population declines have been observed in some European regions, potentially due to changes in farming practices.
The song thrush builds a neat, mud-lined cup nest in a bush or tree and lays four to five dark-spotted blue eggs. It is omnivorous and has the habit of using a favourite stone as an "anvil" on which to break open the shells of snails. Like other perching birds (passerines), it is susceptible to external and internal parasites and is vulnerable to predation by cats and birds of prey.
The song thrush was described by German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Brehm in 1831, and... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 8 | Tehran | 🇮🇷 Iran | |
| 9 | Nizhny Novgorod | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 3 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Schönbrunn Zoo | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Tierpark Hexentanzplatz | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Rákosův pavilon | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 7 | Velemlokárium | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Song Thrush sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 76 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Song Thrush in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March and July–October, the lowest months. November and December have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Song 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.
27th of 34
Of the 34 parks where we can rate Song Thrush sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 27th at about 10%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 60%), Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand, about 60%) and Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Song Thrush that you can see in Ecrins National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Eurasian Blackbird (about 50%), Fieldfare (about 20%) and Mistle Thrush (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Song Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Ecrins National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
