About the La Selle Thrush
The La Selle thrush is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola that is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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The La Selle thrush is 26 to 27 cm (10 to 11 in) long and weighs 88 to 110 g (3.1 to 3.9 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly slate-black head with a bright yellow to orange eye-ring and a few white streaks on the ear coverts and throat. Their upperparts, wings, tail, and upper breast are slate-black. Their upper flanks are rusty red, their lower breast and sides rich rufous, and their belly and undertail coverts white. Adults of subspecies T. s. dodae have an olivaceous-brown back but are otherwise like the nominate. Voice: The La Selle thrush's song is a series of "deliberate tu-re-oo and cho-ho-cho calls continued indefinitely", and it also makes "loud wheury-wheury-wheury and gurling notes".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Tibetan BlackbirdTurdus maximusThe Tibetan blackbird is a relatively large thrush, being 23–28 centimetres (9.1–11 inches) in length.
Izu ThrushTurdus celaenopsThe Izu thrush is about 23 cm (9.1 in) long.
Pantepui ThrushTurdus murinusThe pantepui thrush is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs 52 to 81 g (1.8 to 2.9 oz).
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