Ecuadorian Thrush

About the Ecuadorian Thrush

The Ecuadorian thrush (Turdus maculirostris) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The Ecuadorian thrush was originally described in 1884 as a subspecies of the black-billed thrush (Turdus ignobilis). It was later reassigned as a subspecies of the spectacled thrush (T. nudigenis) but in the early 2000s was recognized as a full species. The Ecuadorian thrush is monotypic.

The Ecuadorian thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 62 to 76 g (2.2 to 2.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an olive-brown head with a faint yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-brown. Their throat is white with dark streaks. Their breast and flanks are a paler olive-brown than their upperparts and their belly and vent are whitish. They have a dark iris, a dusky yellow bill, and olive-brownish legs and feet. Juveniles have thin buff streaks on their upperparts, wing bars of orangey spots, and dark brown mottling on their breast and flanks.

The Ecuadorian thrush is found in western Ecuador from just south of the Colombian border south through... Wikipedia →