Austral Thrush

Turdus falcklandii - Merle austral

Merle austral
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Turdidés

  • Genus
    :

    Turdus

  • Species
    :

    falcklandii

Descriptor

Quoy Gaimard, 1824

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 27 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 100 à 111 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Merle austral
♂ adult
Merle austral
adult

Austral Thrush (Turdus falcklandii) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Turdus falcklandii falcklandii (Falkland Is.)
  • Turdus falcklandii magellanicus (s Chile and s Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Merle austral,
  • Zorzal patagón,
  • sabiá-austral,
  • Magellandrossel,
  • Magellán-rigó,
  • Magelhaenlijster,
  • Tordo australe,
  • sydtrast,
  • Umbratrost,
  • drozd tmavohlavý,
  • drozd falklandský,
  • Syddrossel,
  • patagonianrastas,
  • merla austral,
  • drozd falklandzki,
  • Магелланов дрозд,
  • フォークランドツグミ,
  • 南美鸫,
  • sydtrast,
  • 南方鶇,

Voice song and call

Merle austral
immature

Habitat

Merle austral
juvenile

Forest : Temperate ; Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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