Austral thrush
| Austral thrush | |
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| File:Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii magellanicus) Leona Amarga.jpg | |
| Torres del Paine, Chile | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. falcklandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus falcklandii | |
| Subspecies | |
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| File:Turdus falcklandii map.svg | |
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The austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii) is a medium-sized thrush from southern South America. There are three subspecies, the Magellan thrush (Turdus falcklandii magellanicus) from south Argentina and south and central Chile, the Falkland thrush (Turdus falcklandii falcklandii) from the Falkland Islands, and Turdus falcklandii pembertoni from the Neuquén and Río Negro provinces of Argentina.[2]
The austral thrush is similar to the European blackbird, also of the genus Turdus, with a yellow bill and feet, a dark brown head, back and wings and paler underparts. The smaller T. f. magellanicus is more olive below, while in T. f. falcklandii the underside tends towards ochre. Both subspecies have streaked throats.
In Chile and Argentina the austral thrush lives in a variety of habitats from Nothofagus forests to agricultural lands and even gardens. On the Falkland Islands it makes use of human altered habitat as well but is most numerous in tussac grasses near beaches.
Gallery
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Falkland thrush, illustration by Keulemans, 1881
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T. f. falcklandii, at Gypsy Cove, East Falkland.
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T. f. magellanicus in Central Chile
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References
[edit | edit source]- Collar, N. J. (2005) Family Turdidae (Thrushes) pp. 514–811 in: del Hoyo. J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume Ten, Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Chile, Falkland Islands) with a range map
- Photo gallery on VIREO
- Photo; Article sunbirdtours
- Photo; Article railwaytouring.co.uk
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