Glossy-black Thrush
Turdus serranus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTurdidae (Thrushes)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus serranus (Glossy-black Thrush)
About the Glossy-black Thrush
The glossy-black thrush (Turdus serranus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from Venezuela to Argentina. The glossy-black thrush was originally described with its current binomial Turdus serranus. Its further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and the Clements taxonomy assign it these five subspecies:
T. s. cumanensis (Hellmayr, 1919) T. s. atrosericeus (Lafresnaye, 1848) T. s. fuscobrunneus (Chapman, 1912) T. s. serranus Tschudi, 1844 T. s. continoi Fraga & Dickinson, 2008 However, as of late 2025, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World did not recognize T. s. continoi, including it within T. s. serranus.
Subspecies T. s. continoi had originally been named T. s. unicolor in 1970. Because T. unicolor had been previously assigned to Tickell's thrush, by the principle of priority Fraga and Dickinson proposed its current subspecific epithet.
What is now the black thrush (T. infuscatus) was previously treated as another subspecies of T. serranus, but molecular studies in the early 2000s determined that they are separate species and not closely related. This article follows the five-subspecies model.
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Recent sightings of Glossy-black Thrush in Podocarpus National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Glossy-black Thrush in Podocarpus National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy-black Thrush sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 204 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Glossy-black Thrush in Podocarpus National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Glossy-black Thrush in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.