Neocossyphus rufus
Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The red-tailed ant thrush (Neocossyphus rufus), also known as the red-tailed rufous thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Ant-Thrush sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June, August–October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Ant-Thrush in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-tailed Ant-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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-tailed Ant-Thrush sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-tailed Ant-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (124 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.
