Alternative names: American Mountain Thrush; Mountain Robin
Disambiguation: for the African bird called "Mountain Thrush", this is currently called Abyssinian Thrush, Turdus abyssinicus.
- Turdus plebejus
Identification
23-26 cm
- Dull olive-brown
- Faint white streaks on the throat
- Black bill
- Dark brown legs
Juvenile:
- Buff or orange streaks on the head and upperparts
- Dark spotting on the underparts
Otherwise similar to the adult
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are three subspecies[1]:
- T. p. differens: olive above, and olive brown below
- T. p. rafaelensis:
- Mountains of El Salvador and Nicaragua
- T. p. plebejus:
- Mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama (Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí)
Habitat
Tall mountain forests and adjacent more open areas and woodland edge.
Behaviour
Breeding
The cup nest is lined with grass or rootlets. The clutch consists of 2–3 greenish-blue eggs.
Diet
The diet includes small fruits, insects and spiders.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- AvianWeb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Thrush
