Turdus mupinensis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in China and far northern Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
A recent molecular study places the Chinese thrush's closest relatives as the similarly plumaged European species, the song thrush (T. philomelos) and the mistle thrush (T. viscivorus), all three species early offshoots from the main Turdus radiation around the world.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Thrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese Thrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and November, the lowest months. That is one of Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chinese Thrush sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Chinese Thrush that you can see in Jiuzhaigou National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Chestnut Thrush (about 60%) and White-backed Thrush (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (15 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.
