Birds of Guyana

    PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae (Thrushes)  
Genus: Turdus (8 species, 87 worldwide)

Genus Turdus, typical thrushes, includes medium to large species found worldwide including the American Robin and European (Common) Blackbird. Turdus thrushes have a consistent shape, and generally stay close to the ground looking for worms and other insects.


White-necked Thrush
White-necked Thrush (Turdus albicollis spodiolaemus)
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Heard more often than seen in mature tropical forests.

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Campina Thrush (Turdus arthuri)
   


Split from the Black-billed Thrush based on vocal and DNA differences. Note 'campina' or white-sand forest habitat. The species is also found locally in northwest Brazil away from varzea where the virtually identical Black-billed Thrush 'debilis' race is found.

Yellow-legged Thrush
Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes venezuelensis)
ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note darker head and neck than body on male. Female is brown, darker on back. Compare to Black-hooded Thrush. Found in montane forests.

Cocoa Thrush
Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus aquilonalis)
Trinidad  
   
Photograph by Feroze Omardeen     Copyright and usage info


Pale-breasted Thrush
Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas albiventer)
Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Widespread. A generic thrush with an unusual jay-like call for a thrush.

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Pantepui Thrush (Turdus murinus)
   


Split from the Black-billed Thrush and found only in the tepuis of Guyana and Venezuela.

Spectacled Thrush
Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis nudigenis)
Guayabetal, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-hooded Thrush
Black-hooded Thrush (Turdus olivater)
Colombia  
   
Photograph by Terry S. Baltimore   © All Rights Reserved.

Male is browner than the otherwise similar Yellow-legged Thrush. Females similarly uniform brown. Found in montane forests.


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