Japanese Thrush
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Japanese Thrush

Turdus cardis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Cuc Phuong National Park
144 Verified records at Cuc Phuong National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis) is a species of bird in the thrush family Turdidae. The species is also known as the grey thrush or the Japanese grey thrush. The species was once split into two subspecies, with birds breeding in China being treated as the subspecies T. c. lateus,, but today differences are attributed to natural variation and the species is treated as being monotypic. The Japanese thrush is migratory. It breeds in central China and Japan, arriving in Japan by April or May; it winters in coastal southern China (including Hainan) and northern Laos and Vietnam leaving its breeding grounds around October. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Thrush sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 144 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Black-breasted Thrush
LC

Black-breasted Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus dissimilis

30–40% · Possible
Grey-backed Thrush
LC

Grey-backed Thrush

Bird

Turdus hortulorum

10–20% · With luck
Chinese Blackbird
LC

Chinese Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus mandarinus

10–20% · With luck
Eyebrowed Thrush
LC

Eyebrowed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus obscurus

<5% · Rare
Orange-headed Thrush
LC

Orange-headed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla citrina

30–40% · Possible
White's Thrush
LC

White's Thrush

Bird

Zoothera aurea

10–20% · With luck
Siberian Thrush
LC

Siberian Thrush

Bird

Geokichla sibirica

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Sunbird
LC

Fork-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga christinae

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Yuhina
LC

White-bellied Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erpornis zantholeuca

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alcippe rufogularis

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-browed Warbler
LC

Yellow-browed Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus inornatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 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 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
50–60%
2 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Thrush in Cuc Phuong National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Thrush sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 144 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Japanese Thrush in Cuc Phuong National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Thrush in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.

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