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Photo by Fritz73
Calilegua NP, Jujuy, Argentina, 2003

Alternative name: Andean Slaty-Thrush

Turdus nigriceps

Includes: Eastern Slaty-Thrush

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and North-west Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • T. n. nigriceps: Slaty Thrush (Andean):
  • T. n. subalaris: Slaty Thrush (Eastern):

The subspecies subalaris is sometimes considered to be a separate species, the Eastern Slaty Thrush.

Habitat

Temperate forests and moist lowland and montane forests.

Behaviour

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. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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