Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusTurdus (Typical Thrushes)
- SpeciesTurdus rufiventris (Rufous-bellied Thrush)
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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 924 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Creamy-bellied Thrush
Turdus amaurochalinus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Eastern Slaty Thrush
Turdus subalaris
White-necked Thrush
Turdus albicollis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Greater Thornbird
Phacellodomus ruber
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Thrush in Iberá National Park?
About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Thrush sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 924 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-bellied Thrush in Iberá National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-bellied Thrush in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.