Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Guy Babineau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 3 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Guy Babineau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 7 — Photo: (c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chestnut-bellied Thrush (Turdus fulviventris), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Benjamin Hidalgo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Chestnut-bellied Thrush sounds like

Sonogram of the Chestnut-bellied Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (1700-1800 m), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The chestnut-bellied thrush grows to a length of about 25 cm (10 in). The adult male has a black head, a black throat with some white streaking, a dark grey back and dusky wings and tail. The upper breast is pale grey and the lower breast and belly are rufous. The beak is yellow, the narrow eye ring is orange and the legs are dull yellow. The female is similar in appearance but rather duller. It is the only thrush in the genus Turdus with a rufous belly to be found in the northern Andes.

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When to see the Chestnut-bellied Thrush

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-bellied Thrush

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Peru

About the Chestnut-bellied Thrush

The chestnut-bellied thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Easily confused with

Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusThe bare-eyed thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Lawrence's ThrushTurdus lawrenciiLawrence's thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 73 g (2.6 oz).

Forest ThrushTurdus lherminieriThe forest thrush is 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long and weighs about 100 g (3.5 oz).

Side by side: Chestnut-bellied Thrush vs Forest Thrush

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