White-backed Thrush

White-backed Thrush

Turdus kessleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
70 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-backed thrush or Kessler's thrush (Turdus kessleri) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is primarily resident or a short-distance altitudinal migrant, found in central China in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, eastern Tibet, and northwestern Yunnan, and also a scarce winter visitor in Bhutan, northeasternmost India (Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim), and eastern Nepal. It breeds in alpine scrub on rocky sites at altitudes of 3600–4500 metres, and descends down to 2100 metres, rarely to 1500 metres, in winter. It is a large thrush, 28 cm long (same size as a mistle thrush). The male has a black head, wings, and tail, and a pink body, dark pink below and pale pink to nearly white on the mantle (thus superficially resembling a rosy starling in plumage pattern, though larger and longer-tailed than that). The female is similar but drabber, with a dark brown head and the pink tinged greyer. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Thrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Thrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Thrush sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-backed Thrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Thrush in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.

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