Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies
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Dominica Botanic Gardens Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies |
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| Birds of the Botanic Gardens
Bare-eyed Robin: Turdus nudigenis; also called Bare-eyed Thrush, Big-eyed Grieve and Gwiv gwo-ziez; |
 Source: Dominica’s Birds
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Description: A recent colonizer on the island; 23-25 cm long (9-10 in); plumage plain olive-brown above; underside muted brownish grey, with whitish lower belly; throat off-white with brown streaks; bill yellow; eye black with prominent yellow eye-ring, hence its name; legs dark grey; sexes similar in color but younger birds flecked above, spotted below, with thinner eye ring; feeds on or near ground, foraging for fruit, berries, earthworms and some insects; generally shy but will sometimes feed from feeders and tables; habitat is mostly open woodland, forest clearings and cultivation; has different calls depending on disposition - usually a musical warble, but also a cat-like queeoow, and, when uncomfortable, emits a Kereel;
click here,
here and
here to listen to its calls.
(Note: Genus Turdus is often classified in Family Turdidae – Thrushes and Robins – with Muscicapidae as the Super-family.)
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