Thrushes (Turdidae)
Pale-breasted Thrush (Turdus leucomelas) - HBW 10, p. 665
French: Merle leucomèle
German: Fahlbrustdrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Sabiá
Taxonomy: Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay.
Geographical variation very slight; race albiventer possibly not sustainable, as some individuals virtually identical to nominate. Apparently very isolated population in NE Peru not known to be morphologically or otherwise distinct. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cautor Wetmore, 1946 - extreme N Colombia (Guajira Peninsula).
- albiventer Spix, 1824 - N & NE Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and NE Brazil.
- leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 - NE Peru, S & E Brazil, W & SE Bolivia, Paraguay and NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile looking around on the ground Locality Museu Mello Leitao, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (ssp leucomelas)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile feeding on a small lizard Locality Museu Mello Leitao, Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo State, Brazil (ssp leucomelas)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 4 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a fence. Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp albiventer)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a fence Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp leucomelas)
Josep del Hoyo 3 July 2004 5 years ago 21 sec 4.1 -
A bird adding nesting material to it's nearly finished nest. Locality Cultuurtuin, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp albiventer)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 5 February 2011 46 weeks ago 36 sec 4 -
Singing Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 16 weeks ago 25 sec 3.8
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A bird standing on a rock.
Locality Jardín de Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp leucomelas)
Carmelo López 8 November 2011 18 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird on a fence.
Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp albiventer)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 2 years ago 3.8 -
Lateral view of perched juvenile
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp albiventer)
Mikko Pyhälä 19 May 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird feeding on banana
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 18 March 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
Bird perched in a tree
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp albiventer)
Mikko Pyhälä 10 January 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
A bird at the feeder
Locality Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 18 August 2010 26 weeks ago 3.5
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Sound recorded whit my camera. Locality Brazil
Fernando Lemos 7 September 2008 2 years ago 4.3 -
A bird singing. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp albiventer)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 4 weeks ago 4.3
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