Thrushes and Allies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds 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. There are 22 species which have been recorded in Venezuela.
- Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
- Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
- Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Pale-eyed Thrush Turdus leucops
- Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes
- Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
- Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
- Black-hooded Thrush Turdus olivater
- Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris
- Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
- Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
- Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
- Cocoa Thrush Turdus fumigatus
- Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
- White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
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