Varzea Thrush

Turdus sanchezorum

Large, gray-brown thrush. Note the white throat streaked with brown and the yellow bill. Inhabits seasonally flooded forest, and locally also savanna and white sand forests, where it mostly forages at lower levels. The song is slow, with whistled notes, and the species also makes mewing calls and rapid “cuk” notes. The similar Hauxwell's Thrush and Black-billed Thrush have black bills.

Identification

Large, gray-brown thrush. Note the white throat streaked with brown and the yellow bill. Inhabits seasonally flooded forest, and locally also savanna and white sand forests, where it mostly forages at lower levels. The song is slow, with whistled notes, and the species also makes mewing calls and rapid “cuk” notes. The similar Hauxwell's Thrush and Black-billed Thrush have black bills.

Taxonomy

Genus: Turdus; Family: Turdidae; Order: Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Turdus sanchezorum
Authority
O'Neill, Lane & Naka, 2011
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
Genus
Turdus

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Behavior

Migration pattern: Resident species.

Conservation

Population trend: declining.

Population trend
declining

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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