Blacksmith thrush
| Blacksmith thrush | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. subalaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Turdus subalaris (Seebohm, 1887)
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| Synonyms | |
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Turdus nigriceps subalaris | |
The blacksmith thrush or eastern slaty thrush (Turdus subalaris) is a
conspecific with the Andean slaty thrush
, with the combined species known as slaty thrush.
It is 21 centimetres long. The male has dark greyish upperparts, a grey breast and a white belly. The head is black apart from the throat, which is white with dark streaks. The
song
is high-pitched and has an unusual metallic, scraping quality.
It inhabits forest, woodland and parks. Its breeding range covers north-east Argentina, eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil, with some isolated records in Uruguay.[2] Some birds migrate north in winter as far as central Brazil.
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Claramunt, S.; Cuello, J. P. (2004). "Diversidad de la biota uruguaya. Aves" (PDF). Anales del Museo de Historia Natural y Antropología. 10 (6): 1–76.
- De la Peña, Martín & Rumboll, Maurice (1998) Collins Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica, HarperCollins, London.
- Souza, Deodato (2002) All the Birds of Brazil: An Identification Guide, Dall.