- Turdus hauxwelli
Identification
23 cm (9 in)
- Rufous-brown upperarts
- More rufous on rump
- Brown underparts
- Whitish throat with dark streaks
- Whitish belly and vent
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Colombia to northern Bolivia, southern Venezuela and western Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Sub-canopy and lower levels of humid lowland forests and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground in clearings and forest edges for invertebrates and fruit.
Breeding
There is very little information. The only nest that has been recorded was in the crown of a spiny palm and contained 2 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Hauxwell's Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hauxwell%27s_Thrush
