Northern Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)

Other Names (World)
Northern Red-legged Thrush, Red-legged Thrush, Eastern Red-legged Thrush (ardosiaceus, albiventris), Western Red-legged Thrush (other subspecies)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
25 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, lowland dry and moist shrubland, urban areas, rural plantations. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras (E) (B), Puerto Rico.

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 (47)...)

Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) [XC173668]
by Albert Lastukhin & Max Lastukhin from Maricao State Forest, Maricao, Puerto Rico (call)

Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) [XC50146]
by Paul Driver from Andros, Bahamas, Bahamas (song)

Subspecies
Frequently placed in a separate genus, Mimocichla. Has been suggested that eastern subspecies ardosiaceus and albiventris warrant treatment as a separate species.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

plumbeus Linnaeus, 1758 - Northern Bahama Is.
rubripes Temminck, 1826 - Western and central Cuba and I of Pines. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Red-legged Thrush (Turdus rubripes).
schistaceus (Baird, SF, 1864) - Eastern Cuba.
coryi (Sharpe, 1902) - Cayman Is (Cayman Brac).
ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1822 - Hispaniola (including I de la Tortue, I de la Gon��ve) and Puerto Rico. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Eastern Red-legged Thrush (Turdus ardosiaceus).
albiventris (Sclater, PL, 1889) - Dominica.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Northern Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) - 10 files

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