Turdus fuscater
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Thrush sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 726 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November–December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Thrush in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July and September, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Great Thrush sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 80%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 70%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Great Thrush that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are White-necked Thrush (about 20%), Glossy-black Thrush (about 10%) 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 Great Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (726 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.
