Zoothera heinei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The russet-tailed thrush (Zoothera heinei) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, closely related to the more widespread Bassian thrush (Zoothera lunulata). It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
There are four subspecies of the russet-tailed thrush. Z. h. papuensis - montane west-central to northeast (Huon Peninsula) and southeast New Guinea. Matthias (=Mussau, north Bismarck Archipelago). Z. h. heinei - east-central, southeast QLD to southeast NSW (eastern Australia). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-tailed Thrush sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 109th most-seen of the 136 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.
February, April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-tailed Thrush in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-tailed 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 Russet-tailed Thrush sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-tailed Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Springbrook National Park (26 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.
