Pale-breasted Thrush

Pale-breasted Thrush

Turdus leucomelas

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Valencia, Venezuela

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

208 Verified sightings at Valencia, Venezuela
13,982 In all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pale-breasted Thrush

The pale-breasted thrush (Turdus leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Ecuador. The pale-breasted thrush was originally described in 1818 with the binomial Turdus leucomelas and has retained it ever since. However, taxonomic systems differ in their assignment of subspecies.

The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, and AviList assign it these four subspecies: However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World does not recognize T. l. upichiarum. This article follows the IOC et al. four-subspecies model. The pale-breasted thrush is 23 to 27 cm (9.1 to 11 in) long and weighs 47 to 78 g (1.7 to 2.8 oz). The sexes have essentially the same plumage, though females sometimes have darker heads than males. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. l. leucomelas have a medium gray crown and whitish-streaked grayish ear coverts. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are generally pale olive brown. Their wing coverts and the edges... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Alarm call0:17

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1164947 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:56

French Guiana · 2024

© Tristan Guillebot de Nerville · XC1100521 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:16

Brazil · 2025

© Fabrício Grigolin · XC1064447 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~70%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
7 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
8 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
9 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~50%
10 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
11 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
13 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
14 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
15 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
16 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
17 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
~80%
2 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
3 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
4 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
5 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
6 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
7 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
8 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
9 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
10 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
2 Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
3 Mangal das Garças 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-breasted Thrush in Valencia, Venezuela?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Thrush sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pale-breasted Thrush in Valencia, Venezuela?

May and July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Thrush in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against about 10% in February, August–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Pale-breasted Thrush?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-breasted 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.

Is Valencia, Venezuela the best place to see a Pale-breasted Thrush?

22nd of 25

Of the 25 cities where we can rate Pale-breasted Thrush sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 22nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Belém (Brazil, about 80%), Salvador (Brazil, about 70%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 70%).

Where does the Pale-breasted Thrush sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale-breasted Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (208 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.

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