Red-legged thrush

Red-legged thrush
T. p. rubripes
Zapata National park, Cuba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
Species:
T. plumbeus
Binomial name
Turdus plumbeus

The red-legged thrush (Turdus plumbeus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. Native to the Caribbean, it is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Puerto Rico. It formerly occurred on the Swan Islands, Honduras, but was extirpated there.

In Puerto Rico, the red-legged thrush is known as zorzal de patas coloradas.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Turdus plumbeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103891921A94180223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103891921A94180223.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.