Turdus leucomelas
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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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 15 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque das Aves | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Mangal das Garças | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Thrush sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 287 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 358 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.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-breasted Thrush in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against about 30% in October to December, the lowest months.
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.
9th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Pale-breasted Thrush sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 9th at about 50%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 70%), Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 70%) and Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Pale-breasted Thrush that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Bare-eyed Thrush (about 30%), White-necked Thrush (about 30%) and Black-hooded Thrush (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-breasted Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (287 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.
