African Thrush
Turdus pelios
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus pelios (African Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 11 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Thrush in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a African Thrush sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Thrush in Murchison Falls National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Thrush in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.