La historia
I photographed this female Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) in the vereda Chapacual, cerca de Yacuanquer in Nariño, Colombia. It is common in the Andean highlands from Venezuela to Bolivia, and its size sets it apart from the other plain, dark thrushes in its range. It uses open forest, farmland with scattered trees, parks and gardens, and it usually feeds on the ground in short grass but also visits fruiting trees. IUCN lists it as Least Concern. It is considered the largest thrush in South America.
I used a Canon R5 with the RF 800mm f/11 for this one, at 1/90 sec, f/11, ISO 1600. Yacuanquer was among the Nariño municipalities that backed the 2026 Global Big Day, when birders in the department recorded 566 species.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
El ave
The Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) pertenece a la familia Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as stable. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
