Alternative name: Sooty Robin
- Turdus nigrescens
Identification
24-25.5 cm Very typical appearance and habits of the Turdus genus, but easily identifiable by color
- body brownish-black
- wings and tail black
- Black lores
- bill and legs chrome yellow to orange
- eye ring bare, chrome yellow
- iris pale grey
Female: similar but browner and rather paler; yellowish-orange bare parts
Juvenile: dull brown with buff, cinnamon or orange streaks on the head and upperparts (on the underparts may give the impression of bars). Scapulars and mantle with pale central streaks, coverts with pale tips. The paler feathers on the head may form a loose pale arc around the ear. The bill is often dark with a yellower base.
Distribution
Central America: found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama (extreme western Chiriquí).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open areas and oak forest edge usually at high elevation.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a heavy grass-lined cup nest. The 2 unmarked greenish-blue eggs are laid between March and May.
Diet
It turns leaf litter seeking insects and spiders, and also eats small fruits.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sooty Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sooty_Thrush
