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.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (48)...)

Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) [XC45764]
by Albert Lastukhin & Max lastukhin from urb sabanera cidra puerto rico, Puerto Rico (call)

Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) [XC800407]
by Simon Elliott from Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (call)

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:

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