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ShrublandCup nestMedium · 91 g
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The bird was described by John Gould as being similar in size and appearance to the song thrush, and by Henry Moseley as like a very dark-coloured song thrush. However, it also has the short rounded wings and reduced keel indicative of a reduced need for flight, typical of bird species adapted to life on small islands. This thrush typically has a length of about 22 cm (8.7 in).
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When to see the Tristan Thrush
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 2 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tristan Thrush
The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom.
About the Tristan Thrush
The Tristan thrush, also known as the starchy, is a species of bird in the thrush family that is endemic to the British overseas territories of the isolated Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Easily confused with
Campina ThrushTurdus arthuriThe campina thrush is 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 50 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz).
Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisThe Ethiopian thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.
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