Hauxwell’s Thrush

Hauxwell's thrush (Turdus hauxwelli) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Venezuela. == Taxonomy and systematics == Hauxwell's thrush was originally described in 1869 by George Newbold Lawrence with its current binomial Turdus hauxwelli. He wrote: I have named this species in compliment to Mr. John Hauxwell, the well-known collector on the Upper Amazon and its tributaries. Since then it has had a complicated taxonomic history. During the twentieth century it has been considered by different authors to be a subspecies of the cocoa thrush (T. fumigatus) or the pale-vented thrush (T. obsoletus). By late in the century it had regained its status as a full species. Genetic data published in the early 2000s show that Hauxwell's thrush and the cocoa thrush are sister species and that the pale-vented thrush is not closely related to either of them. Hauxwell's thrush is monotypic. == Description == Hauxwell's thrush is 20 to 23 cm (7.9 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 69 g (2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rufous-brown head with a dark-streaked whitish throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are rich…