Great Thrush

Overview

Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) is a species of Thrushes (Turdidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Turdus; binomial: Turdus fuscater; authority: d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Great Thrush is paraphyletic and the four northern forms may be specifically distinct from the nominate as T. gigas. Subspecies gigantodes is phylogenetically closer to T. chiguanco in some analyses. Phenotypically distinct ockendeni has not been included in any phylogenetic study to date. Several species may be involved (Voelker et al. 2007; Nylander et al. 2008; Nagy et al. 2019; Batista et al. 2019; see SACC 871).