Andean slaty thrush [SEP] parent taxon
Andean slaty thrush
The Andean slaty thrush ("Turdus nigriceps") is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
It is found in north-west Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The subspecies found in north-east Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is often considered to be a separate species, the Eastern slaty thrush ("T. subalaris").
Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. Twenty-two species have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Andean solitaire, "Myadestes ralloides"
- Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush, "Catharus fuscater"
- Spotted nightingale-thrush, "Catharus dryas"
- Gray-cheeked thrush, "Catharus minimus"
- Swainson's thrush, "Catharus ustulatus"