Mimus saturninus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 90 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and July, the lowest months.
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.
18th of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Chalk-browed Mockingbird sightings, Recife ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 80%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 80%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 80%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chalk-browed Mockingbird that you can see in Recife (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Palm Tanager (about 70%) and Masked Water-Tyrant (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chalk-browed Mockingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Recife (12 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.
