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Tristan Thrush

Turdus eremita

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Turdidae

The Tristan thrush (Turdus eremita), also known as the starchy, is a species of bird in the thrush family that is endemic to the British overseas territories of the isolated Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean. The isolation of its habitat forced the Tristan thrush to adapt to its current niche: the species is known to scavenge, and also predate on eggs and even other birds of its size class, though it also feeds on more typical fare such as invertebrates and plant matter. Description The bird was described by John Gould as being similar in size and appearance to the…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 111