Várzea thrush

Várzea thrush
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Turdus
Species: T. sanchezorum
Binomial name
Turdus sanchezorum
O'Neill, Lane, and Naka, 2011

The Várzea thrush, (Turdus sanchezorum), is a resident breeding bird in the western Amazon. It is a cryptic species identified through molecular analysis of museum specimens. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Hauxwell's thrush.

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