The yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It formerly occurred in Paraguay and has been recorded as a vagrant in Uruguay.
Taxonomy and systematics
The creamy-bellied thrush was originally described in 1818 with its current binomial Turdus flavipes. For much of the twentieth century it was placed in genus Platycichla. However, following phylogenetic studies published in 2005 and 2007 taxonomic systems merged Platycichla into Turdus, returning the species to its original binomial.
The yellow-legged thrush has these five subspecies:
Description
The yellow-legged thrush is long and weighs
- T. f. melanopleura: in Venezuela, mountains in Anzoátegui and northeastern Monagas and on Isla Margarita
- T. f. flavipes: southeastern Brazil from northern Bahia south to northern Rio Grande do Sul with isolated records further north
Breeding
The yellow-legged thrush's breeding seasons have not been fully defined but are known to vary geographically. Its season in Colombia includes June, September, and December. It spans at least March to July on Trinidad and November to January in southeastern Brazil.