Rufous-bellied Thrush
Photo: Flávio Cruvinel Brandão · CC BY-SA 2.0 br

Thrushes and Allies

Rufous-bellied Thrush

Turdus rufiventris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.