Creamy-bellied thrush

Turdus amaurochalinus

The Creamy-bellied thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus) is a bird found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Woods, parks and gardens in southern South America. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

See the Creamy-bellied thrush on the 3D globe →

Scientific name	Turdus amaurochalinus
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

🏡 Where the Creamy-bellied thrush lives

Woods, parks and gardens in southern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit60%
🐛 Insects & bugs40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 A cousin of the robin that hops on lawns hunting for worms and fruit.

Hear the Creamy-bellied thrush

Recorded by Marcos E. Sosa (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1065685. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Creamy-bellied thrush

Where does the Creamy-bellied thrush live?

The Creamy-bellied thrush lives in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Woods, parks and gardens in southern South America.

What does the Creamy-bellied thrush eat?

fruit (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Creamy-bellied thrush endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from South America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.