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 24 species which have been recorded in Peru.
- Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides
- Rufous-brown Solitaire Cichlopsis leucogenys
- White-eared Solitaire Entomodestes leucotis
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater
- Spotted Nightingale-Thrush Catharus dryas
- Veery Catharus fuscescens (A)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Pale-eyed Thrush Platycichla leucops
- Chiguanco Thrush Turdus chiguanco
- Great Thrush Turdus fuscater
- Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus
- Andean Slaty-Thrush Turdus nigriceps
- Plumbeous-backed Thrush Turdus reevei
- Maranon Thrush Turdus maranonicus (E)
- Chestnut-bellied Thrush Turdus fulviventris
- Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
- Creamy-bellied Thrush Turdus amaurochalinus
- Black-billed Thrush Turdus ignobilis
- Lawrence's Thrush Turdus lawrencii
- Pale-vented Thrush Turdus obsoletus (A)
- Hauxwell's Thrush Turdus hauxwelli
- Ecuadorian Thrush Turdus maculirostris
- White-necked Thrush Turdus albicollis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru
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