Turdus serranus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The glossy-black thrush (Turdus serranus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from Venezuela to Argentina. The glossy-black thrush was originally described with its current binomial Turdus serranus. Its further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and the Clements taxonomy assign it these five subspecies:
Because T. unicolor had been previously assigned to Tickell's thrush, by the principle of priority Fraga and Dickinson proposed its current subspecific epithet. What is now the black thrush (T. infuscatus) was previously treated as another subspecies of T. serranus, but molecular studies in the early 2000s determined that they are separate species and not closely related.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glossy-black Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Glossy-black Thrush sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Glossy-black Thrush that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Pale-breasted Thrush (about 50%), Bare-eyed Thrush (about 30%) and White-necked Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glossy-black Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (72 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.
