Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus simillimus (Indian Blackbird)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Blackbird in Bandipur National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Indian Blackbird sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Blackbird in Bandipur National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Blackbird in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.