Red-footed thrush

Red-footed thrush
	a Cuban red-footed thrush
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Thrushes (Turdidae)
Subfamily :	Turdinae
Genre :	Real thrushes ( Turdus )
Type :	Red-footed thrush
Scientific name
	Turdus plumbeus
	Linnaeus , 1758

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The red-footed thrush ( Turdus plumbeus ) is a species of bird from the genus of thrushes ( Turdus ) in the family of thrushes (Turdidae).

features

The bird measures 28 cm and weighs 50–82 g. It is predominantly bluish-gray and slightly gray below. The legs, the beak and the dark circles are light orange-red. There is a remarkable variation in plumage between the subspecies.

Occurrence

The red-footed thrush occurs in the Caribbean . It prefers wooded areas.

behavior

The bird feeds on small insects and fruits (especially the royal palm ). The breeding season is between March and November.

Hazardous situation

The red-footed thrush is not considered to be endangered ( Least Concern ).

Subspecies

So far, six subspecies are known:

Turdus plumbeus plumbeus Linnaeus , 1758 occurs in the north of the Bahamas .
Turdus plumbeus schistaceus ( Baird, SF , 1864) - is common in eastern Cuba .
Turdus plumbeus rubripes Temminck , 1826 occurs in central and western Cuba, as well as on the Isla de la Juventud .
Turdus plumbeus coryi ( Sharpe , 1902) is widespread in the Cayman Islands .
Turdus plumbeus ardosiaceus Vieillot , 1822 occurs in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico .
Turdus plumbeus albiventris ( Sclater, PL , 1889) is common in Dominica .

literature

James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
Carl von Linné: Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis . tape 1 . Imprensis Direct Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm 1758 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Spencer Fullerton Baird: Review of American birds, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution . tape 1 . Smithsonian Institution, Washington 1864 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Guillaume Michel Jérôme Meiffren de Laugier, Baron von Chartrouse, Jean-Gabriel Prêtre, Nicolas Hüet: Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux: pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon, Édition in-folio et in-4 ⁰ de l'Imprimerie royale, 1770 . tape 2 . FG Levrault, Legras Imbet et Comp., Strasbourg, Amsterdam 1838 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Richard Bowdler Sharpe in Henry Seebohm: A monograph of the Turdidae, or, Family of thrushes . tape 2 . Henry Sotheran, London 1902 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Louis Pierre Vieillot in Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. tape 2 . Mme. Veuve Agasse, Paris 1822 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Philip Lutley Sclater: List of Birds collected by Mr. Ramage in Dominica, West Indies . In: Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1889 . 1889, p. 326-327 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Individual evidence

↑ [1] Turdus pumbeus in the IOC World Bird List, accessed on September 11 2017th
↑ [2] Turdus pumbeus in ITIS, accessed on September 11, 2017.
↑ [3] Turdus pumbeus in the UBIO, accessed on September 11, 2017.
↑ [4] Turdus pumbeus on Avibase, accessed on September 11, 2017.
↑ [5] Turdus pumbeus in the IUCN Red List, accessed on September 10, 2017.
^ IOC World Bird List Thrushes
↑ Carl von Linné, p. 169.
↑ Spencer Fullerton Baird, pp. 35 & 37.
^ Coenraad Jacob Temminck, plate 409 & text (part of delivery 69).
^ Richard Bowdler Sharpe, p. 215.
↑ Louis Pierre Vieillot, pp. 646-647.
^ Philip Lutley Sclater, p. 326.

Web links

Commons : Red-footed thrush ( Turdus plumbeus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Videos, photos and sound recordings for Turdus plumbeus in the Internet Bird Collection

[IOC-1] [1] Turdus pumbeus in the IOC World Bird List, accessed on September 11 2017th

[2] [2] Turdus pumbeus in ITIS, accessed on September 11, 2017.

[3] [3] Turdus pumbeus in the UBIO, accessed on September 11, 2017.

[4] [4] Turdus pumbeus on Avibase, accessed on September 11, 2017.

[5] [5] Turdus pumbeus in the IUCN Red List, accessed on September 10, 2017.

[6] IOC World Bird List Thrushes

[linne169-7] Carl von Linné, p. 169.

[baird35-8] Spencer Fullerton Baird, pp. 35 & 37.

[Temminck409-9] Coenraad Jacob Temminck, plate 409 & text (part of delivery 69).

[sharpe215-10] Richard Bowdler Sharpe, p. 215.

[vieillot646-11] Louis Pierre Vieillot, pp. 646-647.

[sclater326-12] Philip Lutley Sclater, p. 326.