Order: Passeriformes | Family: Turdidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Immature? | Loc. Gocta, Amazonas
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Limon de Porculla
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Abra Patricia, Amazonas
Status: The Andean Slaty Thrush is an uncommon Austral migrant to the humid montane forest of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 700-1800 m. It also occurs on the northwest slope of the Andes (Piura and Lambayeque) apparently as a breeder but disappears after the breeding season of November through February. The Slaty Thrush also occurs in Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Zorzal Pizarroso.
Sub-species: Andean Slaty Thrush (Turdus nigriceps nigriceps), Cabanis, 1874.
Meaning of Name: Turdus: L. turdus= thrush. nigriceps: L. niger= black and ceps= head, -headed.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.