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... Wikipedia →
| # | 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 | 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 Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 1,680 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Thrush in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against about 30% in June, the lowest month.
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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Austral Thrush sightings, Torres del Paine National Park ranks 2nd at about 70%. The best odds are in Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 90%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Austral Thrush that you can see in Torres del Paine National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%), Southern House Wren (about 60%) and Chilean Swallow (about 60%), 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 Torres del Paine National Park (1,680 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.
