Ecuadorian Thrush

Turdus maculirostris

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestCup nestMedium · 70 g

What the Ecuadorian Thrush sounds like

Sonogram of the Ecuadorian Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Chimborazo: above (S) Huigra, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Ecuadorian Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Ecuadorian Thrush: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Manabí: Río Ayampe, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The Ecuadorian thrush is 21.5 to 23 cm (8.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 62 to 76 g (2.2 to 2.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an olive-brown head with a faint yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-brown. Their throat is white with dark streaks. Their breast and flanks are a paler olive-brown than their upperparts and their belly and vent are whitish. They have a dark iris, a dusky yellow bill, and olive-brownish legs and feet. Voice: The Ecuadorian thrush's song is "a musical caroling". Its principle call is "a distinctive cat-like and querulous queeoww" and it also makes a "chuk" call.

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When to see the Ecuadorian Thrush

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ecuadorian Thrush

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Ecuadorian Thrush

The Ecuadorian thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Easily confused with

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