Birds of Colombia


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.


Dagua Thrush (Turdus daguae) Río Canandé reserve, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador.
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the [White-throated Thrush]


Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.

Note darker head and neck than body on male. Female is brown, darker on back.


Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris) Huila, Colombia
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Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus aquilonalis) Asa Wright Nature Center, Trinidad
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater quindio) Male San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia The male has an orange eye-ring.
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Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater clarus) Female Perijá Mountains, Cesar, Colombia A light colored race from north Colombia and Venezeula.
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A large pigeon-sized Thrush that is often very common. Colors range from creamy brown to dark grey-black across its large range.


Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) Arenal, Costa Rica
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National bird of Costa Rica. Note red eye, pale-colored bill, and uniform brown color.


Hauxwell's Thrush (Turdus hauxwelli) Manu, Madre de Dios, Peru
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Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis debilis) Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia 'Debilis' Amazon lowland race. Note white throat, vent and streaks on chest.
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Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis goodfellowi) Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia Andean goodfellowi/ignobilis race, which is grouped by HBW with murinus, the Tepui race. Note lack of white throat seen in lowland races.
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A large thrush that is found in lowlands, except for two races in the Colombian/Venezuelan Andes. In Colombia, the Andean race is common inside cities. The lowland race 'debilis' is a different species and called the Floodplain Thrush by HBW.
Black-billed Thrushes use a lot of mud in their nests.


Lawrence's Thrush (Turdus lawrencii) Sani Lodge, Ecuador Known to mimic other birds and animals (Athanas).
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas albiventer) Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia
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Widespread. A generic thrush with an unusual jay-like call for a thrush.


Pale-eyed Thrush (Turdus leucops) Pantiacolla Ridge, Madre de Dios, Peru
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Spectacled Thrush (Turdus nudigenis) Botanical Gardens, Caracas, Venezuela
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Pale-vented Thrush (Turdus obsoletus parambanus) Buenaventura, El Oro province, Ecuador A very plain-looking thrush.
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

From front.


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


Varzea Thrush (Turdus sanchezorum) Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Split from [Hauxwell's Thrush]. Found in varzea forest.
Nest with three eggs.


Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus fuscobrunneus) Cali, Colombia May appear very similar to [Great Thrush]. The Glossy-black Thrush is smaller, and look for the back and belly being exactly the same shade of glossy black.
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