Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Chalk-browed Mockingbird

Mimus saturninus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Chapada Diamantina National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

224 Verified sightings at Chapada Diamantina National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,605 In all 14 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chalk-browed Mockingbird

The chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) is a bird in the family Mimidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay. The chalk-browed mockingbird is 23.5 to 26 cm (9.3 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 55 to 73 g (1.9 to 2.6 oz). Males are slightly larger than females. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark brown crown, a broad white supercilium, a blackish line through the eye, and white cheeks. Their upperparts are brownish with some darker streaks; the rump is buffier. Their wings are blackish and show two obscure bars when folded. The tail is also blackish; most feathers have white tips and the outermost have white edges. The underside of their body is white from the throat to the vent, though the breast has a gray tinge and the flanks are buffy with faint dark streaks. The juvenile is browner than the adult and has buffier underparts with dark streaks on the breast.

M. s. frater is browner than the nominate, including the rump that is not buffy like... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:17

Argentina · 2026

Pedro Sanetti · XC1090727 · CC0

Call0:11

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1080160 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:34

Argentina · 2025

© Sabrina Andrea Rendon Anaya · XC981836 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
8 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
9 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
12 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
13 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~80%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~80%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~80%
4 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~60%
5 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
6 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
7 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~40%
8 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
9 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
10 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chalk-browed Mockingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 224 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chalk-browed Mockingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, July and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Chapada Diamantina National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 50 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Chalk-browed Mockingbird?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chalk-browed Mockingbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Chalk-browed Mockingbird live in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Chalk-browed Mockingbird that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 60%), Pale-breasted Thrush (about 60%) and Southern House Wren (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chalk-browed Mockingbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chalk-browed Mockingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (224 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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