Listen to the great thrush
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About the great thrush
The great thrush is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the great thrush sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song, call, distant song and calls. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is considered as the largest thrush in South America. The great thrush's size distinguishes it from the several other uniform slaty-colored thrushes in its range. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and high-altitude shrubland, but can also make use of degraded forest and urban areas.
Related birds in the genus Turdus
More from the family Turdidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a great thrush sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the great thrush on this page, including its song, call and distant song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the great thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the great thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the great thrush belong to?
The great thrush (Turdus fuscater) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Azuay: Río Mazan, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, distant song · Loja: Papaya, s bank of Río Paquishapa, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls · Cotopaxi, w-slope Cerro Parcato, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Imbabura: 10 km NW Cuellaje, Cord. de Toisan, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Napo: Salcedo-Tena road at Río Anatenorio, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Imbabura: Intag: Laguna Cuicocha-Apuela road, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1067396 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Great thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by http://www.birdphotos.com – CC BY 3.0