Spectacled Thrush
Turdus nudigenis
The spectacled thrush, bare-eyed thrush, or yellow-eyed thrush, is a resident breeding bird in the Lesser Antilles and in South America from Colombia and Venezuela south and east to northern Brazil. In Trinidad and Tobago, this thrush is also known as big-eye grieve. Source
Where is the Spectacled Thrush now?
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 611 times across 3 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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When does the Spectacled Thrush arrive?
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 17 August 2026 | 17 August 2026 | 12 October 2026 | 1 |
Arriving at the same time in South America
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Green-barred Woodpecker Colaptes melanochloros
- Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis
- White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus
- Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops
- Rufous Nightjar Antrostomus rufus
Every arrival in South America, month by month
Related species
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas
- Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.