Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush

Catharus fuscater

The slaty-backed nightingale-thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Widespread but shy and difficult to see, this species inhabits dense thickets and understory of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush (Catharus fuscater) Ulcumano Ecolodge, Pasco, Peru. Nov 7, 2011 Catharus fuscater,Geotagged,Peru,Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush,Spring

Appearance

Measuring 17 cm, the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush has a dark grey back and head, medium grey throat and belly, and light grey belly. These are contrasted by bright orange legs, bill, and eye ring. The iris is light-coloured, which is distinctive amongst similar nightingale-thrushes. The similar sooty thrush is much larger, lacks the whitish belly, and does not overlap the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush's range.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTurdidae
GenusCatharus
SpeciesC. fuscater
Photographed in
Peru