Pale-eyed thrush
Pale-eyed thrush | |
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Turdus leucops - Pale-eyed Thrush | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Turdidae |
Genus: | Turdus |
Species: | T. leucops
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Binomial name | |
Turdus leucops Taczanowski , 1877 | |
Synonyms | |
Platycichla leucops |
The pale-eyed thrush (Turdus leucops) is a species of
Turdidae
.
Taxonomy
Its genus is controversial. Some taxonomists place this species in the genus International Ornithological Committee.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in
montane forests
.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Proposal (#247) to South American Classification Committee: Eliminate the genus Platycichla and place P. leucops and P. flavipes in Turdus". American Ornithologists' Union. November 2006. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Thrushes". World Bird List Version 5.4. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
Further reading
- Londoño, G.A. (2005). "A description of the nest and eggs of the Pale-eyed Thrush (Platycichla leucops), with notes on incubation behavior". Wilson Bulletin. 117 (4): 394–399. S2CID 85814012.