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Turdus fumigatus

Identification

22-24cm

  • Dark rufous upperparts
  • Pale rufous brown underparts

Sexes similar. Juvenile - duller with scalloped underparts

Juvenile
Photo by njlarsen
Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad, March 2010

Distribution

Caribbean (West Indies) and South America
Caribbean: Lesser Antilles, Windward Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies[1]

  • T. f. personus:
  • T. f. aquilonalis:
  • T. f. orinocensis:
  • Eastern Colombia (eastern Vichada and Meta) and western Venezuela
  • T. f. fumigatus:

Habitat

Dense forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a bulky cup nest from twigs. The 2-3 green blue, red blotched eggs are incubated by the female for about 13 days.

Diet

The diet includes insects, ants, invertebrates and berries. It is a ground feeder.

Vocalisation

Song: a musical warble
Call: chuck and chak.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

External Links

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