White-chinned Thrush - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Stanley Jones
Surrey State, Portland Parish, Jamaica, November, 2010

Turdus aurantius

Identification

Orange legs and bill conspicuous, mostly brownish grey with white spot on wing; white chin small and not a strong field mark. Sometimes raises its tail.

Distribution

Jamaica.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Wooded areas, edges, gardens, mostly in hills and mountains but also regular in lowland (especially non-breeding).

Behaviour

Mostly feeds on the ground.

References

1. 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.
2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-chinned Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-chinned_Thrush

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