rufous-bellied thrush

The rufous-bellied thrush has been the state bird of São Paulo since 1966.

Low success of shiny cowbird chicks parasitizing rufous-bellied thrushes: chick-chick competition or parental discrimination?

Turdus rufiventris (Rufous-bellied thrush)

Parasitism by Shiny Cowbirds of Rufous-bellied Thrushes.

The rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is a songbird of the thrush family (Turdidae).

A comparative study of Shiny Cowbird parasitism of two large hosts, the Chalk-browed Mockingbird and the Rufous-bellied Thrush.

It feeds on flowers, buds, and insects, and this omnivorous lifestyle has helped it to become perhaps the most - or one of the most - common urban birds in southeastern Brazil, along with the rufous-bellied thrush.

Alejo Castex is the only paved street and it is lined with tall trees and weekend-houses; only can be heard the bird songs of thousands of rufous-bellied thrushes, chalk-browed mockingbirds, rufous horneros and the far-away roar of tractors working on the farms.