Thrushes (Turdidae)

Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) - HBW 10, p. 675

French: Merle géant German: Riesendrossel Spanish: Mirlo Grande
Other common names: Giant Thrush (gigas)

Taxonomy: Turdus Fuscater Lafresnaye and d’Orbigny, 1837, La Paz, Bolivia.
Distinctive race ockendeni merits further investigation; possibly a separate species. Geographical variation otherwise appears somewhat clinal. Seven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

cacozelus (Bangs, 1898) - Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in N Colombia.
clarus Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1953 - Perijá Mts, on NE Colombia-W Venezuela border.
quindio Chapman, 1925 - S & W Colombia and N Ecuador.

See all 7 subspecies

cacozelus (Bangs, 1898) - Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in N Colombia.
clarus Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1953 - Perijá Mts, on NE Colombia-W Venezuela border.
quindio Chapman, 1925 - S & W Colombia and N Ecuador.
gigas Fraser, 1841 - E Andes of Venezuela and Colombia.
gigantodes Cabanis, 1873 - S Ecuador S to C Peru.
ockendeni Hellmayr, 1906 - SE Peru.
fuscater d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 - W Bolivia.