Ecuadorian Thrush
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| Turdus maculirostris Berlepsch and Taczanowski 1883 |
The Ecuadorian Thrush, Turdus maculirostris, is a resident breeding bird in western South America from western Ecuador to northwestern Peru. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Bare-eyed Thrush (Yellow-eyed Thrush), Turdus nudigenis, but has a narrower eyering, prefers denser forests, and is widely separated in range.
The habitat of this large thrush is forest, including forest edges and clearings, up to 2000 metres.
[edit] Description
The Ecuadorian Thrush is 21.5 - 23 cm long. It is plain olive-brown above (paler than Bare-eyed) and a paler brown below. The throat is brown-streaked off-white, and the lower belly is whitish. It has a narrow yellow eye ring. Sexes are similar, but young birds are flecked above and spotted below. There are no subspecies.
[edit] Behaviour
The nest is a lined bulky cup of twigs low in a tree. The only known clutch was of three reddish-blotched blue eggs.
The Ecuadorian Thrush feeds in trees on fruit, berries and some insects and earthworms. It is a shy species, and may be largely crepuscular. It is normally alone or in pairs, but may congregate in fruiting trees, often with Plumbeous-backed Thrush.
[edit] References
- Clement and Hathaway Thrushes ISBN 0-7136-3940-7
