Geokichla sibirica
Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Geokichla comes from Ancient Greek geo-, "ground-" and kikhle, " thrush". The specific sibirica is Latin for Siberia. It breeds in taiga in Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with most birds moving to southeastern Asia during the winter. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. It is very secretive.
The Siberian thrush is similar in size to the song thrush. It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries. The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.
A striking identification feature of both sexes in flight is the black band on the white underwings, a feature shared with the scaly thrush. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Thrush sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Thrush in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–October, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Siberian 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 3 parks where we can rate Siberian Thrush sightings, Kerinci Seblat National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, under 5%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siberian Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (6 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.
