Zoothera mollissima
Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The alpine thrush (Zoothera mollissima) is a species of bird in the thrush family. The alpine thrush was formerly known as the plain-backed thrush, until the latter was split into the alpine thrush, Sichuan thrush and the newly discovered Himalayan thrush.
It is found from the north-western Himalayas to southern China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Details of alpine thrush Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Thrush sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 225 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.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Thrush in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alpine 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alpine Thrush sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alpine Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (22 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.
