Turdus chiguanco
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Chiguanco thrush (Turdus chiguanco) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found from Ecuador south to Argentina. The Chiguanco thrush was originally described with its current binomial Turdus chiguanco. The species' further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, the Clements taxonomy, and the independent South American Classification Committee assign it these three subspecies:
This article follows the three-subspecies model. The Chiguanco thrush is 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long and weighs 75 to 120 g (2.6 to 4.2 oz). Adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies T. c. chiguanco... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chiguanco Thrush sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chiguanco Thrush in Mendoza on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Mendoza's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 50 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chiguanco Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chiguanco Thrush sightings, Mendoza ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Arequipa (Peru, over 90%), La Paz (Bolivia, about 90%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 30%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Chiguanco Thrush that you can see in Mendoza (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Rufous-bellied Thrush (about 90%) and Creamy-bellied Thrush (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chiguanco Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (26 verified sightings), 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.
