Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes)

Other Scientific Names
Platycichla flavipes [BirdLife International (2004)], Platycichla flavipes [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Platycichla flavipes [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
19 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 600 - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) [XC335352]
by Gustavo Luz from Rio Bonito de Baixo - Nova Friburgo - RJ, Brazil (song)

Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) [XC211279]
by Douglas Eduardo Rocha from Santa B\u00e1rbara do Leste, Santa B\u00e1rbara do Leste, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Normally placed in genus Platycichla, but basis for generic separation not supported by molecular studies.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

venezuelensis (Sharpe, 1900) - Northern and eastern Colombia and northern and western Venezuela.
melanopleura (Sharpe, 1900) - North-eastern Venezuela and Trinidad.
xanthoscelus Jardine, 1847 - Tobago.
polionotus (Sharpe, 1902) - Southern Venezuela, Guyana and north-eastern Brazil.
flavipes (Vieillot, 1818) - South-eastern Brazil, south-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-legged Thrush (Turdus flavipes) - 10 files

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