Bare-eyed Thrush
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Bare-eyed Thrush

Turdus nudigenis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
58 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spectacled thrush, bare-eyed thrush, or yellow-eyed thrush (Turdus nudigenis), is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south and east to northern Brazil. In Trinidad and Tobago, this thrush is also known as big-eye grieve. The similar but allopatric Ecuadorian thrush was formerly considered a subspecies of the bare-eyed thrush and named T. n. maculirostris; it is now normally considered as a separate species T. maculirostris. It has a narrower eyering and is only found in forest and woodland in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-eyed Thrush sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Cocoa Thrush
LC

Cocoa Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus fumigatus

Insufficient data
White-necked Thrush
LC

White-necked Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus albicollis

Insufficient data
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
LC Endemic

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus picus

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Masked Cardinal
LC

Masked Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria nigrogenis

50–60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

30–40% · Possible
Black-crested Antshrike
LC

Black-crested Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sakesphorus canadensis

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
LC Endemic

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyclarhis gujanensis

30–40% · Possible
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
LC

Black-backed Water-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fluvicola pica

30–40% · Possible
Bicolored Conebill
NT

Bicolored Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum bicolor

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
30–40%
2 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bare-eyed Thrush in Caroni Swamp?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Bare-eyed Thrush sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bare-eyed Thrush in Caroni Swamp?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bare-eyed Thrush in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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