Which bird is the national symbol of Brazil?

The rufous-bellied thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is a songbird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It occurs in most of east and southeast Brazil from Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul states, 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. 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".

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Minha terra tem palmeiras Onde canta o Sabiá, As aves, que aqui gorjeiam, Não gorjeiam como lá. Nosso céu tem mais estrelas, Nossas várzeas têm mais flores, Nossos bosques têm mais vida, Nossa vida mais amores. Em cismar, sozinho, à noite, Mais prazer encontro eu lá; Minha terra tem palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá. Minha terra tem primores, Que tais não encontro eu cá; Em cismar – sozinho, à noite – Mais prazer encontro eu lá; Minha terra tem palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá. Não permita Deus que eu morra, Sem que eu volte para lá; Sem que desfrute os primores Que não encontro por cá; Sem qu’inda aviste as palmeiras, Onde canta o Sabiá. My land has palm trees Where Sabiá sings, The birds that chirp here, They don't chirp like there. Our sky has more stars, Our floodplains have more flowers, Our forests have more life, Our life more loves. In brooding, alone, at night, More pleasure I find there; My land has palm trees, Where Sabiá sings. My land has primes, How about I don't find it here; In brooding – alone, at night – More pleasure I find there; My land has palm trees, Where Sabiá sings. God do not allow me to die, Without my going back there; Without enjoying the primes That I don't find around here; Without even seeing the palm trees, Where Sabiá sings. (Free translation provided by Google Translate)