Indian Blackbird
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Indian Blackbird

Turdus simillimus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
2 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian blackbird (Turdus simillimus) is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the common blackbird. It is found only in India and Sri Lanka. The subspecies from most of the Indian subcontinent, simillimus, nigropileus, bourdilloni and spencei, are small, only 19–20 centimetres (7.5–7.9 inches) long, and have broad eye-rings. They also differ in proportions, wing formula, egg colour and voice from the common blackbird. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Tickell's Thrush
LC

Tickell's Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus unicolor

<5% · Rare
Orange-headed Thrush
LC

Orange-headed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla citrina

10–20% · With luck
Scaly Thrush
LC

Scaly Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zoothera dauma

<5% · Rare
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

70–80% · Very likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

50–60% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Blackbird at Bandhavgarh National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
11 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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