List of Birds of Colombia - Thrushes and Allies

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 27 species which have been recorded in Colombia.

  • Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus
  • Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
  • Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys
  • Black Solitaire Entomodestes coracinus
  • 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
  • Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina (A)
  • 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
  • Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus
  • Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
  • Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
  • Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
  • White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
  • White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis

Read more about this topic:  List Of Birds Of Colombia

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