CREAMY-BELLIED THRUSH Turdus amaurochalinus FAUNA PARAGUAY

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CREAMY-BELLIED THRUSH Turdus amaurochalinus
In most of the country the Creamy-bellied is the commonest urban Thrush. They frequently forage on the ground, sometimes gathering in numbers where food is plentiful. Characteristically this species pumps the tail up and down, especially upon alighting. To the Guaraní he is the Korochire, in reference to one of his many and varied calls.
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FIGURE 1 - Adult, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 2 - Adult, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - Adult, Ciudad del Este, Departamento Alto Paraná (Clyde Morris November 2008).
FIGURE 4 - Adult, Asunción Botanical Gardens, Departamento Central (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 5 - Immature, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 6 - Juvenile lateral view, Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 7 - Same individual dorsal view (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 8 - Same individual ventral view (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 9 - Adult male, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September).
FIGURE 10 - Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith September).
FIGURE 11 - Same individual underwing (Paul Smith September).
VIDEO A - Same individual as Fig 4 (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO B - Adult tail flicking, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2010).

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