Red-legged Thrush

The Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. It formerly occurred on the Swan Islands, Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. This species may be considered the Caribbean counterpart of the American Robin, as it has similar habits, including being a common visitor to gardens and lawns.

Its food is mostly fruits, but a third of its diet is animal matter: insects ( caterpillars, beetles, ants, crickets, wasps), plus occasional snails, frogs, lizards and birds' eggs.^[1]

See also

• Fauna of Puerto Rico
• List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican birds

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Turdus plumbeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
• Puerto Rico's Birds in photographs by Mark W Oberle, 2000, ISBN 0-9650104-1-4; Library of Congress Card Number: 00-109190 referenced on Jan 1, 2009

External links

• Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Turdus_plumbeus Turdus plumbeus] at Wikimedia Commons
• Image at ADW