Alternative name: Black Robin
- Turdus infuscatus
Identification
21·5–24 cm (8½-9 in)
Male - all-black plumage
- Yellow bill, eye-ring and legs
- Dark iris
Female - brown plumage
- Paler underparts
- Dusky brown bill
- Buff pre-ocular line
Distribution
Central America: found from eastern, southeastern and southern Mexico, through Guatemala and El Salvador to Honduras and north-western Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid pine or evergreen forests, cloud forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small berries and other fruits, insects and worms. They mostly feed in the canopy but also occasionally in small clearings on the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Thrush
External Links
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