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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