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Indian Blackbird

Turdus simillimus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
3 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
🌅 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely
Sri Lanka Thrush

Sri Lanka Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zoothera imbricata

10–20% · With luck
Pied Thrush
LC

Pied Thrush

Bird

Geokichla wardii

Insufficient data
Orange-headed Thrush
LC

Orange-headed Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla citrina

Insufficient data
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Blackbird at Sinharaja Forest Reserve — 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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