Turdus albicollis
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The white-necked thrush (Turdus albicollis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found on Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country except Chile. It previously was called the white-necked robin.
The white-necked thrush was originally described in 1818 with its current binomial Turdus albicollis. The species' further taxonomy is complicated and as of early 2026 remains unsettled. For much of the twentieth century what are now the white-throated thrush (T. assimilis) and Dagua thrush (T. daguae) were included as subspecies of the white-necked thrush. The North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (NACC) recognized the white-necked and white-throated thrushes as separate species in the first edition of its "Checklist of North American Birds". BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) split them its Version 0, issued in 2007. What is now the independent South American Classification Committee (SACC) had done so by 2007. By 2018 the IOC had adopted the split and the Clements taxonomy followed in 2025. AviList adopted it in its first version (2025). When they made... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Thrush sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Thrush in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-necked Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 White-necked Thrush sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santos (Brazil, about 10%), Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%) and São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the White-necked Thrush that you can see in Rio de Janeiro (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Rufous-bellied Thrush (about 70%), Pale-breasted Thrush (about 60%) and Creamy-bellied Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-necked Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (8 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.
