Turdus rufiventris
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is a songbird of the thrush family (Turdidae). Its distribution covers most of eastern and southeastern Brazil from the states of Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and central regions of Argentina.
It is one of the most common birds across much of southeastern Brazil, and is known there under the name sabiá-laranjeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [sabiˈa laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐ]). It was famously referred to in the well-known first strophe of the Brazilian nationalist poem Canção do Exílio. The rufous-bellied thrush has been the state bird of São Paulo since 1966, and the national bird of Brazil since 2002. It is highly regarded in Brazil, where its song is often heard in the afternoons, but specially during the nights between August and November, where thousands of them sing until the sunrise, and is often seen as "the spirit of the Brazilian commoner".
This species is named after its distinctive reddish-orange underparts. Rufous-bellied thrushes can reach a length of 25 cm and weigh up to 68 g (male) or 78 g (female), though weights of about 59 g for males and 64 g for females are more usual. Contrary... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 10 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 2,081 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 343 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.
October and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January–March and June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-bellied 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.
10th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Rufous-bellied Thrush sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 10th at about 40%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 70%), Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 70%) and El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Rufous-bellied Thrush that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Pale-breasted Thrush (about 70%), Creamy-bellied Thrush (about 20%) and White-necked Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-bellied Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (2,081 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.
