Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii

Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii

Chilean name: Zorzal

Chile

The Austral Thrush is distributed in central and southern Chile, southern Argentina and the Falkland Isles. It is found in a variety of habitats from the edge of southern beech Nothofagus forest to farmland and gardens.

It is grey-brown above with a blackish head and orange-buff below. The throat is white with blackish streaks, it has a yellow eye-ring and its bill and legs are yellow.

The juvenile is spotted below and on its back as seen in photo 5. Photo 6 shows a nest which was about 3 metres up a tree and photo 7 shows an Austral Thrush with a deformed bill.

It has a melodic, whistled song which you can hear on xeno-canto.

Austral Thrush, Juan Fernandez Island, Chile, January 2007 - click for larger image

Juvenile Austral Thrush, Vichuquén, Chile, January 2007 - click for larger image

Austral Thrush nest, Juan Fernandez Island, Chile, January 2007 - click for larger image

Austral Thrush with deformed bill, Vichuquén, Chile, January 2007 - click for larger image

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