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− | '''Alternative name: Clay-colored | + | '''Alternative name: Clay-colored Robin''' |
+ | [[Image:Clay-colored_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''casius''<br />Photo by {{user|rb_stern|rb_stern}} <br />El Valle, [[Panama]], March 2005 ]] | ||
;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] grayi | ;[[: Category:Turdus|Turdus]] grayi | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 23–26.5 cm (9-10.5 in) | ||
+ | *Brown | ||
+ | *Paler underparts, lighter flanks | ||
+ | *Streaked throat | ||
+ | *Greenish-yellow bill | ||
+ | *Pinkish (or flesh-colored) legs | ||
+ | *Red iris<br /> | ||
+ | Females a little larger than males | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | |
+ | '''North America''': found only in [[Texas]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], | ||
+ | [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''South America''': [[Colombia]] | ||
+ | South [[Texas]], [[Mexico]], northern [[Colombia]], and [[Costa Rica]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Six subspecies are recognized: ''tamaulipensis'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Six subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''T.g. tamaulipensis'': | ||
+ | :*Tropical eastern [[Mexico]] (southern Tamaulipas to Yucatán Peninsula and northern Chiapas) | ||
+ | *''T.g. microrhynchus'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern Mexico (Santa María del Río region of San Luis Potosí) | ||
+ | *''T.g. grayi'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental) to [[Guatemala]] | ||
+ | *''T.g. megas'': | ||
+ | :*Western Guatemala to [[Nicaragua]] | ||
+ | *''T.g. casius'': | ||
+ | :*[[Costa Rica]] to north-western [[Colombia]] (north-western Chocó) | ||
+ | *''T.g. incomptus'': | ||
+ | :*Coastal northern Colombia (Barranquilla to Santa Marta Peninsula) | ||
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+ | Subspecies ''incomptus'' along with ''lanyoni, yucatanensis'' and ''linnaei'' are not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Widespread in a variety of habitats including evergreen tropícal forests and forest edges, garden lawns, shrubs and pastures. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes fruit and invertebrates. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | Its nest is a cup made from grass, moss, and mud. 1-3 pale blue, red-brown and grey marked eggs are laid with the average above to, but it is only the rare pair that fledges more than two young. It sometimes produces 2 broods. | ||
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+ | 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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6 | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} | {{GSearch|Turdus+grayi}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Turdus]] |
Revision as of 23:54, 21 January 2017
Alternative name: Clay-colored Robin
- Turdus grayi
Identification
23–26.5 cm (9-10.5 in)
- Brown
- Paler underparts, lighter flanks
- Streaked throat
- Greenish-yellow bill
- Pinkish (or flesh-colored) legs
- Red iris
Females a little larger than males
Distribution
North, Central and South America
North America: found only in Texas
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia
South Texas, Mexico, northern Colombia, and Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T.g. tamaulipensis:
- Tropical eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas to Yucatán Peninsula and northern Chiapas)
- T.g. microrhynchus:
- Eastern Mexico (Santa María del Río region of San Luis Potosí)
- T.g. grayi:
- Eastern Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental) to Guatemala
- T.g. megas:
- Western Guatemala to Nicaragua
- T.g. casius:
- Costa Rica to north-western Colombia (north-western Chocó)
- T.g. incomptus:
- Coastal northern Colombia (Barranquilla to Santa Marta Peninsula)
Subspecies incomptus along with lanyoni, yucatanensis and linnaei are not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
Widespread in a variety of habitats including evergreen tropícal forests and forest edges, garden lawns, shrubs and pastures.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit and invertebrates.
Breeding
Its nest is a cup made from grass, moss, and mud. 1-3 pale blue, red-brown and grey marked eggs are laid with the average above to, but it is only the rare pair that fledges more than two young. 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, 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/
- Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Clay-colored Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Clay-colored_Thrush