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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 23–27 cm. Brown, paler underparts, lighter flanks, streaked throat, green yellow bill, pink or flesh legs, red iris. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | South [[Texas]], [[Mexico]], northern [[Colombia]], and [[Costa Rica]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Six subspecies are recognized: ''tamaulipensis'', ''microrhynchus'', ''grayi'', ''megas'', ''casius'', and ''incomptus''. | Six subspecies are recognized: ''tamaulipensis'', ''microrhynchus'', ''grayi'', ''megas'', ''casius'', and ''incomptus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes fruit and invertebrates. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} | {{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] |
Revision as of 19:23, 10 February 2009
Alternative name: Clay-colored Thrush
- Turdus grayi
Identification
23–27 cm. Brown, paler underparts, lighter flanks, streaked throat, green yellow bill, pink or flesh legs, red iris.
Distribution
South Texas, Mexico, northern Colombia, and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Six subspecies are recognized: tamaulipensis, microrhynchus, grayi, megas, casius, and incomptus.
Habitat
Gardens.
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.
References
Wikipedia
