Guadalcanal Thrush Zoothera turipavae

Mostly ground-dwelling. A very dark, dusky bird with a rich brown crown and upperside. Underside is creamy brown with heavy scaling that becomes finer on the throat and face. Note the buffy eye-ring. Uncommon in forest above 1400 meters of elevation. Island Thrush has a similar shape but is black with yellow legs, bill, and eye-ring. Guadalcanal’s common call is an extended thin, high-pitched, hissing “tsss.”