rufous-bellied thrush

Two more birds from around the lodge.

Nome Cientfico Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 Nome em Ingls Rufous-bellied Thrush

Brazil's national bird!

Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris subsp. rufiventris) South Wild, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Cerrado (savannah) with riparian woods and scattered wetlands adjacent to the Pixaim River at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

I thought this might make a nice shot, if I could get the lighting right. The bird was posing close by in a dark rain-forest-like patch of the preserve, with bright sun reflecting off water lettuce in the background. The shot sort of worked, but I also saw that all it takes for a rufous-bellied...

Rufous-bellied thrush. Or have I shown another shot of this species already. So many lifers that day that I'm losing track, not to mention losing count. I'll have to go back to my list and tally up.

Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris rufiventris) Two subspecies are recognized with both occurring in Brazil. Subspecies juensis is found in northeastern Brazil. Photographed in the City of Gramado, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Disturbed tropical rain forest (mixed...

Photographing these thrushes is not so easy as the rarely get under good sunlight. I was lucky to be on a position and adding the IS I was able to shoot at 1/50.

None of the SA field guides I have show this Thrush so blue. So perhaps I have an incorrect ID. Can any of you South American birders help? Doesn't help my SA guides are in Spanish and Portuguese and I don't speak a lick of either.

Another at the bird feeder

This Thrush is present in the entire Brazil, maybe that's the reason for being selected as a national bird of that country.

It's spring down here. It was singing do mark its territory.

Sabi da Laranjeira