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Birdsong field guide

Andean Slaty Thrush

Turdus nigriceps

The Andean Slaty Thrush is a medium-sized songbird of the Andes, notable for the male's elegant slate-gray body and contrasting black hood.

What it sounds like

A melodic series of liquid, flute-like warbles and clear whistles, typically less repetitive than other Turdus species.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Niels Krabbe · BoliviaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Males display a striking black head and throat that transitions into a lead-gray body, while females are predominantly olive-brown.
Southern populations are migratory, traveling north from Argentina and Bolivia toward the Amazonian foothills during the austral winter.
Both sexes possess a conspicuous orange-yellow bill and a thin, matching yellow orbital ring around the eye.
Taxonomically, it was formerly lumped with the Eastern Slaty Thrush (Turdus subalaris) but is now recognized as a distinct species.
Despite its bright bill, it is often difficult to spot as it prefers foraging for fruit and insects within dense canopy foliage.

Habitat

Humid montane forests, cloud forest edges, and secondary growth woodlands.

Range

Eastern slopes of the Andes from southern Ecuador through Peru and Bolivia to northwest Argentina.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus African ThrushTurdus pelios American RobinTurdus migratorius Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii Bismarck Island-ThrushTurdus heinrothi Black ThrushTurdus infuscatus Black-billed ThrushTurdus ignobilis

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