Forest Thrush (Turdus lherminieri) | Photos, Calls and ID

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebrates

ForestCup nestMedium · 105 g

What the Forest Thrush sounds like

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

Recorded by Bomane Robert · Song · Trois Rivieres, Trois-Rivières, Basse-Terre, France · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The forest thrush is 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 12 in) long and weighs about 100 g (3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. l. lherminieri have a mostly warm brown head with thin white lines on the cheeks and ear coverts and a wide yellow eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are also warm brown. Their underparts are whitish with buff-edged dark brown scallops. They have a yellow iris, bill, and legs and feet. Voice: The forest thrush usually sings from a hidden perch. Its song is "oft, musical, clear notes". Its calls include a "sharp chuk or chuk-chuk".

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When to see the Forest Thrush

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Forest Thrush

Regular range

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

Guadeloupe Montserrat Dominica St. Lucia

About the Forest Thrush

The forest thrush is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found on four islands in the Lesser Antilles.

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Easily confused with

Plumbeous-backed ThrushTurdus reeveiThe plumbeous-backed thrush is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 61 to 66 g (2.2 to 2.3 oz).

Andean Slaty ThrushTurdus nigricepsThe Andean slaty thrush is 18 to 23.5 cm (7.1 to 9.3 in) long and weighs 50 to 67.5 g (1.8 to 2.4 oz). 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).

Side by side: Andean Slaty Thrush vs Forest Thrush · Forest Thrush vs Plumbeous-backed Thrush · Chestnut-bellied Thrush vs Forest Thrush

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