Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus olivaceus (Olive Thrush)
The olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae). It occurs in African highlands from the montane regions in Eastern and Central Africa in the north to the Cape of Good Hope in the south. It is a bird of forest and woodland, but has locally adapted to parks and large gardens in suburban areas. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Thrush sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 2,239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive Thrush in Table Mountain National Park?
About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Olive Thrush sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 2,239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olive Thrush in Table Mountain National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Olive Thrush in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.