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Alternative name: Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

Photo of subspecies casius by rb_stern
Location: El Valle, Panama

[edit] Identification

23–27 cm. Brown, paler underparts, lighter flanks, streaked throat, green yellow bill, pink or flesh legs, red iris.

[edit] Distribution

South Texas, Mexico, northern Colombia, and Costa Rica.

[edit] Taxonomy

Six subspecies are recognized: tamaulipensis, microrhynchus, grayi, megas, casius, and incomptus.

[edit] Habitat

Gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit and invertebrates.

Its nest is a cup made from grass, moss, and mud. 2-4 pale blue, red-brown and grey marked eggs are laid. It sometimes produces 2 broods.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links