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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. | + | 23–27 cm. Brown, paler underparts, lighter flanks, streaked throat, green yellow bill, pink or flesh legs, red iris. Females a little larger than males. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | South [[Texas]], [[Mexico]], northern [[Colombia]], and [[Costa Rica]]. | | 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<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | + | *''T.g. tamaulipensis'' |
| | + | *''T.g. microrhynchus'' |
| | + | *''T.g. grayi'' |
| | + | *''T.g. megas'' |
| | + | *''T.g. casius'' |
| | + | *''T.g. incomptus'' |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Gardens. | | Gardens. |
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| | The diet includes fruit and invertebrates. | | 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. | + | 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. At the local level, singing is highly synchronized, but at the regional level, timing of breeding can vary between one location and the next. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6 |
| | Wikipedia | | Wikipedia |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} | | {{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] |
Revision as of 14:40, 10 July 2010
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. Females a little larger than males.
Distribution
South Texas, Mexico, northern Colombia, and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T.g. tamaulipensis
- T.g. microrhynchus
- T.g. grayi
- T.g. megas
- T.g. casius
- T.g. 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. At the local level, singing is highly synchronized, but at the regional level, timing of breeding can vary between one location and the next.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6
Wikipedia
External Links
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