Western Red-legged Thrush

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When to see the Western Red-legged Thrush

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

Where to see the Western Red-legged Thrush

The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 2 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 States, Martinique.

About the Western Red-legged Thrush

The Western red-legged thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Native to the Caribbean, it is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Cuba. It formerly occurred on the Swan Islands, Honduras, but was extirpated there.

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Easily confused with

Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiThis medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm. Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaThe Kurrichane thrush is 21 to 23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) long and weighs around 46–82 g (1.6–2.9 oz). Rufous-backed ThrushTurdus rufopalliatusThe rufous-backed thrush is similar in size and shape to the American robin (T. migratorius).

Side by side: Chiguanco Thrush vs Western Red-legged Thrush · Kurrichane Thrush vs Western Red-legged Thrush · Karoo Thrush vs Western Red-legged Thrush · Rufous-backed Thrush vs Western Red-legged Thrush