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Rufous-bellied thrush

Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 66.8 g to 72.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rufous-bellied thrush

Weight
66.8 g – 72.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rufous-bellied thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the rufous-bellied thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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".

From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-bellied thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-bellied_thrush&oldid=1365355366), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the rufous-bellied thrush sound like?

Eurico Zimbres · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the rufous-bellied thrush endangered?

The rufous-bellied thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the rufous-bellied thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusTurdus
  7. SpeciesTurdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818
Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • merla ardentCatalan
  • drozd rezavobřichýCzech
  • brych torgochWelsh
  • Orangegumpet DrosselDanish
  • RotbauchdrosselGerman
  • Ruĝventra turdoEsperanto
  • rufaventra turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal coloradoSpanish
  • Zorzal comúnSpanish
  • Brasiilia rästasEstonian
  • liekkivatsarastasFinnish
  • Merle à ventre rouxFrench
  • narančastotrbi kosCroatian
  • rozsdáshasú rigóHungarian
  • Tordo panciarossicciaItalian
  • ナンベイコマツグミJapanese
  • rausvapilvis strazdasLithuanian
  • RoodbuiklijsterDutch
  • rustbuktrostNorwegian
  • drozd rudobrzuchyPolish
  • sabiá-laranjeiraPortuguese
  • tordo-de-barriga-ruivaPortuguese
  • Рыжебрюхий дроздRussian
  • drozd červenobruchýSlovak
  • Riđotrbi kosSerbian
  • rostbukig trastSwedish
  • Kızıl Karınlı ArdıçTurkish
  • дрізд рудочеревийUkrainian
  • 棕腹鶇Chinese
  • 棕腹鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the rufous-bellied thrush

Other species in the same genus Turdus.

LC, Least Concern
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Ring ouzel

Turdus torquatus

Turdidae

LC, Least Concern
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

Turdidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rufous-bellied thrush?

An adult rufous-bellied thrush weighs 66.8 g – 72.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rufous-bellied thrush endangered?

The rufous-bellied thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the rufous-bellied thrush?

The rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rufous_bellied_thrush_2026,
  title = {Rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rufous-bellied-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}