African Thrush
Turdus pelios
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus pelios (African Thrush)
The African thrush or West African thrush (Turdus pelios) is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of the western part of sub-Saharan Africa, it was once considered to be conspecific with the olive thrush but that species has now been split further. Populations are resident (non-migratory). Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a African Thrush sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 852 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus poensis
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Geokichla piaggiae
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe castanea
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
📅 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 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 13 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 17 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Thrush in Virunga National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a African Thrush sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 852 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Thrush in Virunga National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for African Thrush in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.