Male © Andres Vasquez Noboa eBird S81272701 Macaulay Library ML 307279891
Female © Margareta Wieser
Juvenile © Jay McGowan
Male © Keith Leonard
Male © Jay McGowan
+ 3
Male © Jorge Tiravanti
Male © Iván Lau

Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus

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Identification

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Fairly large thrush found in the Andean subtropical zone from around 1,500–2,800 m. Fairly common. Well-named: male is entirely glossy black with orange bill, legs, and eyering. Female is warm medium brown with dull yellowish bill, legs, and eyering. Usually found in cloud forest or at edges and clearings. Tends to stay hidden, but males sometimes perch up to sing at dawn and dusk. Not likely to be seen brazenly hopping around in the open like Great Thrush. Listen for distinctive song: a fast jumble of notes that rises at the end, repeated endlessly.

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