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| − | [[Image:Black-billed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Robert_Scanlon|Robert_Scanlon}} <br /> Near Cali, [[Colombia]], May 2004]] | + | [[Image:Black-billed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''goodfellowi''<br />Photo by {{user|Robert_Scanlon|Robert_Scanlon}} <br /> Near Cali, [[Colombia]], May 2004]] |
;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] ignobilis | ;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] ignobilis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Sexes | + | 21·5–24 cm (8½-9½ in) |
| + | *Olive-brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Lighter underparts | ||
| + | *Darker face | ||
| + | *Whitish throat with brownish streaks | ||
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| + | Sexes similar. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-billed Thrush Moyobamba.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sub species ''debilis''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Moyobamba, San Martín, [[Peru]], December 2016]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''T. i. ignobilis'': | *''T. i. ignobilis'': | ||
:*Eastern and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] | :*Eastern and Central Andes of [[Colombia]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | They have a varied diet, consisting of fruit, seeds and insects. Items taken include beetles, flies, works, crickets, caterpillars, guavas, bananas and papayas. | |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Their coarsely constructed nest is a cup made from moss lined thickly with rootlets. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 11 July 2017
- Turdus ignobilis
Identification
21·5–24 cm (8½-9½ in)
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Lighter underparts
- Darker face
- Whitish throat with brownish streaks
Sexes similar.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- T. i. ignobilis:
- Eastern and Central Andes of Colombia
- T. i. goodfellowi:
- Colombia (Cauca Valley and west slope of Western Andes)
- T. i. debilis:
- T. i. murinus:
- T. i. arthuri:
- South-eastern Venezuela (Mount Duida), adjacent Guyana and French Guiana
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, moist montanes, dry shrubland. Plantations, gardens, brushlands
Behaviour
Diet
They have a varied diet, consisting of fruit, seeds and insects. Items taken include beetles, flies, works, crickets, caterpillars, guavas, bananas and papayas.
Breeding
Their coarsely constructed nest is a cup made from moss lined thickly with rootlets.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Thrush
