Turdus falcklandii
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The austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. The austral thrush was originally described with its current binomial Turdus falcklandii.
The further taxonomy of the austral thrush is unsettled. Within the species it groups those two as the "austral thrush (Magellan)" and calls T. f. falcklandii the "austral thrush (Falkland). This article follows the two-subspecies model.
The austral thrush is 23 to 26.5 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 95 to 113 g (3.4 to 4.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly blackish brown head with a thin orange-yellow eye-ring and a buffy and blackish stippled chin and throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are warm brownish olive and their underparts ochre. Both sexes have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioparque Educativo Quillón | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Aquamundo | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Very likely
Over 90% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 20,022 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, over 90% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush in Santiago on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Austral 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.
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Austral Thrush sightings: over 90% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Austral Thrush that you can see in Santiago (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%), Southern House Wren (about 90%) and Shiny Cowbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Austral Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Santiago (20,022 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.
