Taita Thrush
Turdus helleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus helleri (Taita Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
African Bare-eyed Thrush
Turdus tephronotus
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Spotted Ground-Thrush
Geokichla guttata
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
📅 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 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Taita Thrush in Tsavo East National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Taita Thrush sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Taita Thrush in Tsavo East National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Taita Thrush in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.