Turdus fuscater
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In 3 days >90%
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is considered as the largest thrush in South America. The great thrush's size distinguishes it from the several other uniform slaty-colored thrushes in its range. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude shrubland, but can also make use of degraded forest and urban areas.
The nominate subspecies can be found in west Bolivia. It can be found in the Santa Marta mountain range in Colombia. Inhabits the frontier between Venezuela and Colombia, in the Sierra del Perijá. This subspecies is found in south Colombia and the north of Ecuador.
It is native to the Andes mountains of Venezuela and Colombia. It can be found from south Ecuador to central Peru. It can be found in southeast Peru. Adults are 28 to 33... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Great Thrush sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 6,181 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and September–November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Great Thrush in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 60% in December, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Great Thrush sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 70%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 80%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (6,181 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.
