Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus simillimus (Indian Blackbird)
Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park
Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina
Nilgiri Thrush
Zoothera neilgherriensis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
📅 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 Mudumalai National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Indian Blackbird sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Blackbird in Mudumalai National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Indian Blackbird in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.