About the Aztec Thrush
The Aztec thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is montane forests. The IUCN Red List denotes it as a least-concern species.
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The Aztec thrush is 21.5–24 cm (8.5–9.4 in) long and weighs 67–88 grams (2.4–3.1 oz). The adult male has a dark brown hood, the head, neck and upper mantle being dark brown, with pale flecks or streaks. There may be a pale brown supercilium. The back, scapulars, median coverts and greater coverts are dark brown, the greater coverts having white edges. The primary coverts are black, with grey tips. The flight feathers are black, with some white patches. The lesser and median coverts of the underwing are white, and the greater coverts are blackish grey.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
FruithunterChlamydochaera jefferyiThe fruithunter or fruit-hunter, also known as the black-breasted fruit-hunter, is an enigmatic species of bird currently placed with the typical thrushes in the family Turdidae.
Orange-sided ThrushGeokichla peroniiThe orange-sided thrush or orange-banded thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
Varzea ThrushTurdus sanchezorumThe varzea thrush is about 22 to 24 cm (8.7 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 58 g (2.0 oz).
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