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 335 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Panama.
- Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops
- Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus aurantiirostris
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
- Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
- Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush Catharus frantzii
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Sooty Robin Turdus nigrescens
- Mountain Robin Turdus plebejus
- Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- White-throated Thrush Turdus assimilis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Panama
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