- Turdus jamaicensis
Identification
Dark grey upperside, paler underside, dark brown head, white-dark striped throat, white semi-collar just below, and white iris.
Juvenile differ in lacking dark stripes in throat
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Moist forests on mountains and hillsides and more rarely in lowland (mostly non-breeding).
Behaviour
Finds food in dense vegetation at all levels of the forest. Eats insects and other invertebrates and fruit
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
- Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054