TURDIDAE of South America
Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. Most species are gray or brown in color, often with speckled underparts. Even if the adults do not have these speckles, the juveniles often will. They are insectivorous, but most species also eat worms, snails, and fruit. Thrushes build cup-shaped nests, sometimes lining them with mud. They lay two to five speckled eggs, sometimes laying two or more clutches per year. Both parents help in raising the young. The songs of some species are considered to be among the most beautiful in the avian world.
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
The True Thrushes
Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae
Many of the "true thrushes" have songs that are very pleasing to humans. A good example is the common blackbird that is occurs naturally in Europe, Asia, Africa and has been intrioduced into Australia
Genus Turdus
Thrush, Austral Turdus falcklandii Found: southern South America
Photographed by: 1) Arthur Chapman 2) Gvasquez 3) dFaulder - Puerto Aisen, Chile
Thrush, Bare-eyed Turdus nudigenis Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) MeegsC - Arnos Vale Hotel, Tobago 2) New Jersy Birds
Thrush, Chiguanco Turdus chiguanco Found: South America
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony - Peru
Thrush, Clay-colored also Clay-colored Robin Turdus grayi Found: south Texas to Columbia
Photographed by: 1) Castor - Costa Rica 2) Dominic Sherony 3) Factumquintus
Thrush, Creamy-bellied Turdus amaurochalinus Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dario Sanches - Sao Paulo, Brazil 4) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Thrush, Eastern Slaty Turdus subalaris Found: eastern South America
Photographed by: Charlie Westerinen - Buenos Argentina
Thrush, Ecuadorian Turdus maculirostris Found: South America
Photographed by: Francesco Veronesi - south Ecuador
Thrush, Great Turdus fuscater Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Cayambe - Ecuador 2) Tom Friedel - Venezuela
Thrush, Pale-breasted Turdus leucomelas Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dario Sanches - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thrush, Rufous-bellied Turdus rufiventris Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 2, 3, 6) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4) Eurico Zimbres 5) Trabajo Propio
6) Juvenile
Thrush, White-necked Turdus albicollis Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Sao Paulo, Brazil 3, 4) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 5) Dominic Sherony
Thrush, Yellow-legged Turdus flavipes also Platycichla flavipes Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil
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