Forest thrush


The forest thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

Taxonomy

It was historically the sole species within the genus Cichlherminia, however the AOU reclassified the species to the genus Turdus in 2009.
4 subspecies occur:
All are distinguished by the amount of scaling on the breast.

Description

It is a medium-sized thrush at 25–27 cm long and weighing 100–110 g. Like many thrushes, the forest thrush has brown upperparts with pale underparts showing a scaly pattern of coloration. However, for a thrush it has an unusually wide band of bare skin around each eye.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles, an island group in the Caribbean. It can be found, though uncommon to rare, on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, and Saint Lucia. Its natural habitat is tropical moist mountain forest at mid-elevation under closed canopies.

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss. Its population is likely stable.