Austral Thrush

The Austral Thrush is similar to the European Blackbird also of the genus Turdus, with a yellow bill and feet, a dark brown head, back and wings and a lighter underside. In T. f. falcklandii the underside tends towards ochre, but the smaller T. f. magellanicus is more olive below. The throat of both subspecies is streaked.

The Austral Thrush is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii, is a medium sized thrush from southern South America. There are two subspecies, the Falkland Thrush (T. f. falcklandii) from the Falkland Islands and the Magellan Thrush (T. f. magellanicus) from south Argentina and south and central Chile. Overview - The Austral Thrush is similar to the European Blackbird also of the genus Turdus, with a yellow bill and feet, a dark brown head, back and wings and a lighter underside. In T. More

Austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii magellanicus) is a common bird found in southern South America. Its size is 29 cm. It has a brown head. Its breast is gray-yellow. Its beak is solid and yellow. It has dark brown eyes with yellow eyebrows. More

In Chile and Argentina the Austral Thrush lives in a variety of habitats from Nothofagus forests to agricultural lands and even gardens. On the Falkland Islands it makes use of human altered habitat as well but is most numerous is tussac grasses near beaches. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

The Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii) is the southern South American counterpart to the American Robin in the United States. These thrushes are widespread and common over much of southern South America including Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. The bird shown here was on West Point Island, Falklands, in January, 2004. It was photographed with a Canon 10D and EF 70-20omm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender. More

The Austral Thrush, Turdus falcklandii, is a medium sized thrush from southern South America. Overview Species description There are two subspecies, the Falkland Thrush (T. f. falcklandii) from the Falkland Islands and the Magellan Thrush (T. f. magellanicus) from south Argentina and south and central Chile. More

Austral Thrush videos on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps with RangeMap Austral Thrush photo gallery VIREO Photo; Article sunbirdtours Photo-Medium Res; Article railwaytouring.co.uk Didn't find what you were looking for. Need more information for your travel research or homework? Ask your questions at the forum about Birds of Argentina or help others to find answers. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

Austral Thrush calls of group mobbing pygmy-owl Turdus falcklandii magellanicus (0:36) Niels Krabbe XC47532 9-2-1984, Argentina Austral Thrush call Turdus falcklandii (0:12) Rosendo Fraga XC49973 07-02-99, Argentina page 1 © 2005-2010 Xeno-canto Foundation. More

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Original source: Petr Baum
Author: Petr Baum
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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Turdidae
Genus : Turdus
Species : falcklandii
Authority : Quoy & Gaimard, 1824