Thrushes (Turdidae)
Black-hooded Thrush (Turdus olivater) - HBW 10, p. 677
French: Merle à froc noir
German: Kapuzendrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Cabecinegro
Other common names: Olive-backed Thrush; Cauca Thrush (caucae)
Taxonomy: Merula olivatra Lafresnaye, 1848, Caracas, Venezuela.
Has been suggested that race caucae merits elevation to species rank, but it is morphologically only moderately distinct. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sanctaemartae (Todd, 1913) - N Colombia (Santa Marta).
- caucae (Chapman, 1914) - SW Colombia.
- olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848) - mountains of N & W Venezuela and adjacent Colombia.
- sanctaemartae (Todd, 1913) - N Colombia (Santa Marta).
- caucae (Chapman, 1914) - SW Colombia.
- olivater (Lafresnaye, 1848) - mountains of N & W Venezuela and adjacent Colombia.
- paraquensis Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1946 - Cerro Paraque (S Venezuela).
- kemptoni Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1955 - Cerro de la Neblina (S Venezuela).
- duidae Chapman, 1929 - S Venezuela (NW Bolívar, N Amazonas).
- ptaritepui Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1946 - SE Venezuela (SE Bolívar).
- roraimae Salvin & Godman, 1884 - SE Venezuela, W Guyana and adjacent extreme N Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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a male along the road to Los Venados Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 1 May 2008 1 year ago 37 sec 3
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Ventral view of singing bird
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp olivater)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 June 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Frontal view of singing male
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp olivater)
Mikko Pyhälä 5 June 2011 50 weeks ago 3.3 -
Close-up of female head
Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp olivater)
Mikko Pyhälä 16 October 2008 3 years ago 2.5
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Male song. Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 1 January 2005 2 years ago 4.5
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