White-tailed Ant-Thrush

White-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus poensis

Silhouette: Francesco "Architetto" Rollandin · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Semuliki National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

49 Verified sightings at Semuliki National Park From 2019 to 2026
651 In all 5 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-tailed Ant-Thrush

The white-tailed ant thrush (Neocossyphus poensis), also known as the white-tailed rufous thrush, is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Gabon · 2024

© Étienne Leroy · XC926336 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719321 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Ghana · 2016

© Hans Matheve · XC353149 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~10%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Semuliki National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Ant-Thrush sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Semuliki National Park?

September–October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Ant-Thrush in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tailed Ant-Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Semuliki National Park the best place to see a White-tailed Ant-Thrush?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-tailed Ant-Thrush sightings, Semuliki National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).

Where does the White-tailed Ant-Thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Ant-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (49 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.

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