Black-hooded Thrush

About the Black-hooded Thrush

The black-hooded thrush (Turdus olivater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The black-hooded thrush was originally described as Merula olivata.

The black-hooded thrush has these eight subspecies: T. o. sanctaemartae (Todd, 1913) T. o. caucae (Chapman, 1914) T. o. olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848) T. o. kemptoni Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1955 T. o. paraquensis Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1946

T. o. duidae Chapman, 1929 T. o. roraimae Salvin & Godman, 1884 T. o. ptaritepui Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1946 At least one twentieth century publication suggested that T. o. caucae could deserve full species status; it had been originally described as one.

The black-hooded thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 70 to 91 g (2.5 to 3.2 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies T. o. olivater have an almost entirely black head and upper breast with a thin yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are dark olive-brown and their underparts sandy-orange. Adult females have a mostly brown head with buff flecking on the... Wikipedia →