Rufous-bellied Thrush

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at El Palmar National Park
168 Verified records at El Palmar National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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". Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
50–60
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
3 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
8 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
11 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
13 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
14 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
15 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Thrush in El Palmar National Park?

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush sighting in El Palmar National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-bellied Thrush in El Palmar National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-bellied Thrush in El Palmar National Park in our monthly data.

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