Here Is The Vibrantly Stunning, Yellow-Throated Central American Songbird Who Is More Often Heard Than Seen

Take a look at the Spotted Nightingale Thrush whose females lay blue-white eggs with grayish markings

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 11, 2021

Shockingly more frequently heard than seen, so many miss this striking yellow-throated bird. Yellow is a color that catches the eye more than any other color and it is one of the colors of this bird.

The Spotted Nightingale Thrush (Catharus dryas) is a bird in the Turdidae family. The Spotted Nightingale-Thrush is a shy bird who can be found in the cloud forest, moist ravines, and along forested streams.

The male Spotted Nightingale thrush has dull olive-grey upperparts and this incorporates his wings and his tail. He has a black head with an olive-grey mantle with a dull yellowish collar separating them.

His underparts, which include his throat and chin, are buff, finely streaked with grey. His lower throat and the sides of his neck right to his howl are a pale yellow flecked with dark grey.

The lower part of the male bird’s belly region and under-tail-coverts are white, with his flanks colored grey. The head of this male specie is black and the bill is red-orange.

The eyes are brown, encircled by a red-orange eye ring. A dazzling orange is the color of his legs and feet.

These birds scrounge in the undergrowth in search of subterranean insects like ants, bees, and other different insects. The spotted Nightingale thrush will also eat certain plant matter as well as berries and natural fruits.

Looking to find this bird species? They can be found from southern Mexico down to Honduras. Also, you find them from southern Central America and the Andes down to northwestern Argentina.

Meet the Spotted Nightingale-Thrush

Hey, Birdie!

The female spotted Nightingale thrush is like the male. Notwithstanding, the female has a greyer head and additional olive on her back.

Juveniles or adolescents have dim olive-brown upperparts and a streak of pale buff. The juvenile’s heads are streaked with a brown color and their underparts are dark olive with fine, pale yellow-buff mottling.

What's she looking at?

Hey, you!

Going for a walk?

What a colorful eye ring...

Reproducing seasons for these birds fluctuate and this is dependent upon where they reside. They construct a nest that is cup-molded with twigs and greenery, then it is fortified with mud.

Want to join me?

The nest is built 1m/1,50 meters above the ground and it is covered among thick vegetation, stowed away from unwanted eyes. Two blue-white eggs with grayish markings are laid by the female spotted Nightingale thrush.

Hey, little one...

The eggs are then brooded for 12-15 days. However, when the chicks are hatched, the two parents take care of the chicks' feeding.

The young chicks will, in any case, be with their folks for around a month until they are completely fledged.

Time to watch...

Ready to watch and listen to this striking bird? Click the video below:  

Even though this species has an enormous reach, it is compromised by deforestation, particularly in Mexico. This leads to the lessening of suitable reproducing regions for this species.

Even though the bird’s populace is suspected to be decreasing, Spotted Nightingale-thrush is still assessed as least Concern. Hope you enjoyed this article as much as we did.

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Maryjane