Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii)

Other Names (World)
Austral Thrush, Falkland Thrush (nominate), Magellan Thrush (magellanicus)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Habitat
Temperate forest, grassland, shrubland. From sea-level - 2,150 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

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 (135)...)

Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii) [XC538848]
by Catalina Chappuzeau Rold\u00e1n from Lago Argentino Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (call, song)

Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii) [XC798868]
by Jos\u00e9 Luis Bartheld from Quintero, Valparaiso, Valpara\u00edso, Chile (?)

Subspecies
Birds from Mocha I (southern Chile) described as subspecies mochae, supposedly somewhat paler and with bill on average longer than magellanicus, but considered insufficiently differentiated.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

magellanicus King, PP, 1831 - Central and southern Chile (including Juan Fern�ndez Is) and southern Argentina.
falcklandii Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 - Falkland Is.
pembertoni Wetmore, 1923 - South-central Argentina (R�o Negro and Neuqu�n).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii) - 10 files

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