Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus abyssinicus (Abyssinian Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Bare-eyed Thrush
Turdus tephronotus
Orange Ground-Thrush
Geokichla gurneyi
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Geokichla piaggiae
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 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 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Abyssinian Thrush in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Abyssinian Thrush sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 195 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Abyssinian Thrush in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Thrush in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.