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Luzon Island Thrush
Turdus thomassoni (Seebohm, 1894)
Turdidae — Thrushes
Luzon Island Thrush, Turdus thomassoni, is a thrush of montane Luzon in the northern Philippines, where it lives in tropical moist mountain forest and along forest edges above 1,000 m. It is split into two recognised forms, one in the north of the island and one in the south. The male has a glossy black back, a dark brownish grey hood and upper breast, and white streaking on the vent. The female is plainer and darker overall, with faint rufous below and a paler vent. It has been recorded feeding on berries.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae — Thrushes
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: montane Luzon (n Philippines)
