Turdus leucops
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The pale-eyed thrush (Turdus leucops) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The pale-eyed thrush has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described in 1877 with its current binomial Turdus leucops. In the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it was placed in genera Merula and then Planesticus. For much of the twentieth century it was placed in genus Platycichla and for a time treated as a subspecies of the yellow-legged thrush (then P. flavipes, now T. flavipes). Following several phylogenetic studies, in the early twenty-first century taxonomic systems merged Platycichla into Turdus.
The pale-eyed thrush is monotypic. The pale-eyed thrush is 19.5 to 23.5 cm (7.7 to 9.3 in) long and weighs 54 to 80 g (1.9 to 2.8 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are almost entirely glossy bluish black with sometimes some white on the chin. They have a bluish white iris and sometimes a pale yellow-orange eye-ring, a bright yellow to orange bill, and bright yellow to orange legs and feet that... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-eyed Thrush sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 211th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-eyed Thrush in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-eyed 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 4 parks where we can rate Pale-eyed Thrush sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Pale-eyed Thrush that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Great Thrush (about 70%) and Black-billed Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-eyed Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (132 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.
