Zoothera mollissima
Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Thrush sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 327th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Thrush in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alpine Thrush sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alpine Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (10 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.
