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Red-legged Thrush
Turdus plumbeus
25.766, -80.1323
Field Notes
Description:
Red legs, red eye ring, black bib under the bill, and the feathers are compared to lead color, hence the plumbous (latin for lead) in the Latin/scientific name.
Habitat:
Native to the Caribbean, it is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Brac, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. It was spotted picking through leaves and small branches for nesting material.
Notes:
I spotted it in Miami (South Pointe Park) on 30 June 2019, making it the 3rd time spotted in the US (the second spotting is in Birdwatching Magazine August 2019 edition). That makes this bird an American Birding Association (ABA) code 5. I was not the first person to spot it.
If you also notice the Turdus in the Latin name, you may recognize and compare the silhouette to our American Robin. They are related.
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