Turdus falcklandii
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In 3 days >90%
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...
| # | 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 | Falkland Islands | 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | |
| 6 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioparque Educativo Quillón | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Aquamundo | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush sighting in Falkland Islands on a given day, based on 1,401 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October–January
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush in Falkland Islands on a given day, against about 60% in February–April and June–September, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Austral Thrush sightings, Falkland Islands ranks 5th at about 70%. The best odds are in Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 90%), Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, about 70%) and Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Austral Thrush that you can see in Falkland Islands (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant (about 60%), Long-tailed Meadowlark (about 50%) and White-bridled Finch (about 50%), 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 Falkland Islands (1,401 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
