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Austral thrush

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| image = Turdus falcklandii.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Turdus falcklandii |volume=2016 |page=e.T22708885A94182477 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708885A94182477.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Turdus

| species = falcklandii

| authority = Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision = See text

| range_map = Turdus falcklandii map.svg

}}

The austral thrush (Turdus falcklandii) is a medium-sized thrush from southern South America. There are three subspecies, the Magellan thrush (T. f. magellanicus) from south Argentina and south and central Chile, the Falkland thrush (T. f. falcklandii) from the Falkland Islands, and T. f. pembertoni from the Neuquén and Río Negro provinces of Argentina.{{Cite web |title=Turdus falcklandii (Austral Thrush) - Avibase |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=F09C3940 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org}}

The austral thrush is similar to the European blackbird, also of the genus Turdus, with a yellow bill and feet, a dark brown head, back and wings and paler underparts. The smaller T. f. magellanicus is more olive below, while in T. f. falcklandii the underside tends towards ochre. Both subspecies have streaked throats.

In Chile and Argentina the austral thrush lives in a variety of habitats from Nothofagus forests to agricultural lands and even gardens. On the Falkland Islands it makes use of human altered habitat as well but is most numerous in tussac grasses near beaches.

Gallery

File:TurdusFalklandicusKeulemans.jpg|Falkland thrush, illustration by Keulemans, 1881

File:Austral thrush (Falklands subspecies) (Turdus falcklandii falcklandii).jpg|T. f. falcklandii, at Gypsy Cove, East Falkland.

Image:Austral Thrush RWD.jpg|T. f. magellanicus in Central Chile

References

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  • Collar, N. J. (2005) Family Turdidae (Thrushes) pp. 514–811 in: del Hoyo. J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume Ten, Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes, {{ISBN|84-87334-72-5}}

External links

  • [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=5971 Videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20001022024749/http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/13813900.htm Stamps]}} (for Chile, Falkland Islands) with a range map
  • [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?VIREO_SESSION_ID=c17ea2ffe60aa5e8012b2b0eaeda1f50&Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=austral+thrush&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Photo gallery] on VIREO
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030084052/http://www.sunbirdtours.co.uk/brochure_2003/s_america/chile/images/Chile13-AustralThrush.jpg Photo]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030083850/http://www.sunbirdtours.co.uk/brochure_2003/s_america/chile/chile.html Article] sunbirdtours
  • [http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/ReportPics/2006/2006patagoniabirds/P1020157%20-%20San%20Carlos%20de%20Bariloche%20-%20Austral%20Thrush.JPG Photo]; [http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/reportPages/2006patagoniawildlife.htm Article] railwaytouring.co.uk

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austral thrush

Category:Birds of Chile

Category:Birds of Patagonia

Category:Birds of the Falkland Islands

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