Eastern Slaty Thrush

Eastern Slaty Thrush

Taxobox
name = Eastern Slaty Thrush
status = NR


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Turdidae
genus = "Turdus"
species = "T. subalaris"
binomial = "Turdus subalaris"
binomial_authority = (Seebohm, 1887)
synonyms = "Turdus nigriceps subalaris"

The Eastern Slaty Thrush ("Turdus subalaris") is a passerine bird belonging to the genus "Turdus" in the thrush family, Turdidae. It is native to eastern South America. It is often considered to be a subspecies of the Andean Slaty Thrush ("T. nigriceps").

It is 21 centimetres long. The male has dark greyish upperparts, a grey breast and white belly. The head is black apart from the throat which is white with dark streaks. The bill is mostly yellow. The female is mostly dull brown with few markings unlike the female of the Andean Slaty Thrush which has a browner version of the male's pattern. The song is high-pitched and has an unusual metallic, scraping quality.

It inhabits forest, woodland and parks. Its breeding range covers north-east Argentina, eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil. Some birds migrate north in winter as far as central Brazil.

References

*aut|De la Peña, Martín & Rumboll, Maurice (1998) "Collins Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica", HarperCollins, London.
*aut|Souza, Deodato (2002) "All the Birds of Brazil: An Identification Guide", Dall.

External links

* [http://www.xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=turdus+subalaris Recordings of song and call on Xeno-canto.]
* [http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/servlet/InfoNatura?searchName=Turdus+subalaris InfoNatura: "Turdus subalaris" - Eastern Slaty-Thrush.]


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