Creamy-bellied Thrush
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The Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus) is a species of bird
in the Turdidae family. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of central and eastern South America
. It is generally common, even in human altered habitats such as gardens and parks. While the plumage
varies from overall greyish to brownish, and the bill from dusky to yellow, adult Creamy-breasted Thrushes always have distinctive blackish lore
s. This separates it from other similar thrushes
(e.g. the Pale-breasted Thrush
) found in its range.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Turdidae family. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats in a large part of central and eastern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. It is generally common, even in human altered habitats such as gardens and parks. While the plumage
Plumage
Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...
varies from overall greyish to brownish, and the bill from dusky to yellow, adult Creamy-breasted Thrushes always have distinctive blackish lore
Lore (anatomy)
The Lore is the region between the eye and bill on the side of a bird's head. This region is sometimes featherless, and the skin may be tinted, as in many species of the cormorant family. This area, which is directly in front of the eye, features a "loral stripe" in many bird species including the...
s. This separates it from other similar thrushes
True thrush
The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae.The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and...
(e.g. the Pale-breasted Thrush
Pale-breasted Thrush
The Pale-breasted Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in a wide range of wooded habitats in eastern and northern South America, with localized population in the west....
) found in its range.