Turdus chrysolaus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus), sometimes known as the brown thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It breeds in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and Japan; it winters in south toward the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hainan and the northern Philippines. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Inokashira Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush sighting in Nikko National Park on a given day, based on 161 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Thrush in Nikko National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-headed Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown-headed Thrush sightings, Nikko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Brown-headed Thrush that you can see in Nikko National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Dusky Thrush (about 20%) and Japanese Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-headed Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Nikko National Park (161 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.
