Thrushes (Turdidae)
Slaty Thrush (Turdus nigriceps) - HBW 10, p. 664
French: Merle ardoisé
German: Weißachseldrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Plomizo
Other common names: Andean Slaty Thrush (nominate); Eastern Slaty Thrush, Slaty-capped/Behn’s Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush (subalaris)
Taxonomy: Turdus nigriceps Cabanis, 1874, Peru.
Race subalaris often treated as a separate species on basis of morphological and vocal differences, although these relatively minor; further analysis of evidence needed. Males of nominate race tend to vary clinally in plumage from N to S. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigriceps Cabanis, 1874 - breeds Andes of SW Ecuador (Loja) and NW Peru (Piura) and from C Bolivia S to C Argentina; non-breeding also S Ecuador S to Bolivia.
- subalaris (Seebohm, 1887) - breeds E Paraguay, SE Brazil and NE Argentina; non-breeding also N to SC Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, singing. Locality Quebrada de Los Sosa, Tucumán Province, Argentina (ssp nigriceps)
Nick Athanas 14 December 2006 5 years ago 46 sec 4.6 -
A bird on the ground Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp nigriceps)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 13 sec 2.8
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A perching bird
Locality Iguaçu Falls, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp subalaris)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 15 August 2010 26 weeks ago 4.4 -
Captured during field work
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp subalaris (Seebohm, 1887) )
Ileyne Lopes 9 May 2009 22 weeks ago 3.4 -
adult
Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp nigriceps)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 30 September 2009 2 years ago 2
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singing, song, mixed species flocks, Locality El Infiernillo, Tucumán Province, Argentina
(ssp subalaris)
dreyernp 5 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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