Pantepui thrush
The Pantepui thrush (Turdus murinus) is a bird in the genus Turdus native to the Amazon biome. It was previously considered conspecific with the black-billed thrush.[1]
| Pantepui thrush | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. murinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turdus murinus Salvin, 1885 | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the foothills of southern Guyana and Venezuela. It inhabits a variety of habitats including clearings, savannas with gallery woodland, cerrado, humid forest borders, coffee plantations, and various other habitats under anthropogenic influence.
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Thrushes". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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