Mimus saturninus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 5,696 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 353 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chalk-browed Mockingbird in São Paulo on a given day, against about 30% in August, the lowest month.
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.
8th of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Chalk-browed Mockingbird sightings, São Paulo ranks 8th at about 40%. 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 São Paulo (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (over 90%), Sayaca Tanager (about 90%) and Rufous-bellied Thrush (about 80%), 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 São Paulo (5,696 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.
