- Turdus reevei
Identification
23-24 cm.
- Bluish slate-grey upperparts
- White or bluish-white eye
- Dark-streaked white throat terminating in a small white crescent
- Pale grey breast shading to white on belly and with orange-buff wash on flanks
- Whitish vent
- Pale yellow bill and legs
Females are browner-headed than males. Juveniles are similar to adults but browner and with buff spots and streaks above and dark scalloping below.
Distribution
Found in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.
A restricted-range species, uncommon to locally common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
Occurs mainly below 1600 m, recorded in Ecuador up to 2500 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Little known. Often seen in fruiting trees, sometimes in mixed-species flocks. Also may come to feeding areas offering fruit.
Breeding
Breeds during rainy season from January to March/April. One described nest was an open thick-walled cup made of grasses and other plant material. It was placed 2 m up in a small tree leaning over a ravine. Other nests were in spiny trees, usually well hidden and 3 to 5 m above the ground.
Movements
Seasonal movements recorded but still unclear. Seems to follow rains.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Plumbeous-backed Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plumbeous-backed_Thrush
