THRUSHES   -   TURDIDAE

Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides venezuelensis Manu road between Pillahuata and San Pedro, Cusco department, Peru.

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus swainsoni San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha province, Ecuador.

Pale-eyed Thrush Turdus leucops RNA Arrierito Antioqueño, Anorí, Antioquia department, Colombia. Male. Formerly Platycichla leucops, but that genus has been merged with Turdus.

Great Thrush Turdus fuscater quindio Quito, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Female. Photographed out the window of my Quito apartment.

Slaty Thrush Turdus nigriceps nigriceps Potrero de Yala provincial park, Jujuy province, Argentina. A singing male.

Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris rufiventris Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas albiventer El Palmar, Bolívar state, Venezuela.

Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi casius Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Cocle province, Panama.

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