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Aztec Thrush

Ridgwayia pinicolaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)
Aztec Thrush Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Brown to dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Plain, Spotted
  • Crown Color: Brown-black
  • Forehead Color: Brown-black
  • Nape Color: Brown-black
  • Throat Color: Brown-black
  • Cere color: No Data
Aztec Thrush Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 23-25 cm (9-10 in)
  • Weight: 57 g (2 oz)
  • Size: Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color Primary: White, Brown
  • Underparts: White with brown-black breast.
  • Upperparts: Brown-black with white patches.
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Aztec Thrush Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift rapid direct flight on quickly beating wings.
  • Wingspan Range: 36-41 cm (14-16 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid with white edging.
  • Upper Tail: Brown-black with white uppertail coverts.
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Pink-gray
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Family
Species Ridgwayia pinicola
Length9 - 10 Inches
Wingspan15 Inches

Aztec Thrush

Aztec Thrush: Large thrush, dark-streaked, brown-black upperparts, head, upper breast. Underparts are white with dark brown mottled flanks. Wings are dark with white shoulders and tips. Dark tail with broad white tip. Pink-gray legs, feet. Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.

● Song: "wheeerr", "dweeeeir", "wheeeeer", "sweee-uh"

● Foraging & Feeding: Aztec Thrush: Eats insects, fruits, and berries; forages in trees and shrubs, and occasionally on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Aztec Thrush: Two to three light blue eggs are laid in a nest made of twigs, moss, grass, and mud, lined with finer materials, and built on a branch or fork in a tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Aztec Thrush: Varied Thrush has rust-brown breast and wing-bars and lacks orange on crown.

Flight Pattern

Swift rapid direct flight on quickly beating wings.
Aztec Thrush Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Aztec Thrush: Native of Mexico that makes rare visits to Arizona and Texas.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationRare, Irregular vagrant
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2 Ounces