Kurrichane Thrush
Turdus libonyana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus libonyana (Kurrichane Thrush)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Groundscraper Thrush
Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
📅 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 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kurrichane Thrush in South Luangwa National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Kurrichane Thrush sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kurrichane Thrush in South Luangwa National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Kurrichane Thrush in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.