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Sooty thrush

Turdus nigrescens

Description:

The sooty thrush ris 24-25.5 cm long. The adult male is brownish-black with black wings and tail, and a black area between the orange bill and the eye. The legs and bare eye ring are orange and the iris is pale grey. The female is similar but browner and somewhat paler, and has yellow-orange bare parts. The juvenile resembles the adult female but has buff or orange streaks on the head and upperparts and dark spotting on the underparts.

Habitat:

Endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Abundant in the area of Paraiso Quetzal.

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Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 19, 2014
Submitted on Jul 12, 2014

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