Turdus flavipes
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The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It formerly occurred in Paraguay and has been recorded as a vagrant in Uruguay.
The creamy-bellied thrush was originally described in 1818 with its current binomial Turdus flavipes. For much of the twentieth century it was placed in genus Platycichla. However, following phylogenetic studies published in 2005 and 2007 taxonomic systems merged Platycichla into Turdus, returning the species to its original binomial.
The yellow-legged thrush has these five subspecies: During part of the twentieth century what is now the pale-eyed thrush (T. leucops) was included as a sixth subspecies. The yellow-legged thrush is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 55 to 72 g (1.9 to 2.5 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies T. f. flavipes have a black head, wings, tail, and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Thrush sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-legged Thrush in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Tijuca National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 180 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-legged 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Yellow-legged Thrush sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%).
Same genus: Turdus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-legged Thrush that you can see in Tijuca National Park (genus Turdus, Typical Thrushes) are Rufous-bellied Thrush (about 70%), Pale-breasted Thrush (about 70%) and Creamy-bellied Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-legged Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Tijuca National Park (57 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.
