Japanese Thrush
Turdus cardis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus cardis (Japanese Thrush)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Thrush sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Brown-headed Thrush
Turdus chrysolaus
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
Naumann's Thrush
Turdus naumanni
Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
White's Thrush
Zoothera aurea
Siberian Thrush
Geokichla sibirica
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Thrush in Nikko National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Thrush sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Thrush in Nikko National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Thrush in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.