La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi)

Other Names (World)
La Selle Thrush, Swales's Thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wetmore, 1927)

Habitat
Dense understorey of moist montane broadleaf forest. Above 1,300 m. Occasionally in pine forest where there is a very well-developed broadleaf understorey.

Range (Guide)

Dominican Republic (B) (NB), Haiti (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through deforestation for agriculture and timber is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, fluty series of 'tu-re-oo' and 'cho-ho-cho' calls. Gurgling notes and a loud 'wheury-wheury-wheury' alarm call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi) [XC412029]
by Aidan Place from Zapot\u00e9n, Independencia, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic (song)

La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi) [XC15753]
by Ian Davies from Baoruco NP, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

swalesi (Wetmore, 1927) - Southern Haiti and south-western Dominican Republic.
dodae Graves, GR & Olson, 1986 - Central Dominican Republic.

Similar Species
Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) is paler above, lacks red on underparts and has red legs.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for La Selle Thrush (Turdus swalesi) - 10 files

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