Abstract
We present the first record of the Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis) in Loja city, Ecuadorian Andes. The bird was recorded in August and September 2015 in Jipiro Park, north of the city, at an elevation of 2,074 m. This increases this species’ altitudinal range in Ecuador by at least 540 m. The presence of the Black-billed Thrush in Loja shows that the valley of the Zamora River allows some species to move from the eastern lowlands to this region of the country.
Highlights
The Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis Sclater, 1857) is a passerine bird of medium size (21–24 cm, 44–66 g) that inhabits deforested areas, plantations, forest edges and altered areas
We present the first record of the Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis) in Loja city, Ecuadorian Andes
On 27 August 2015, we photographed a subadult individual of T. ignobilis (Figures 2a, b) in the urban Jipiro Park (03°58ʹ14ʺ S, 079°12ʹ16ʺ W, 2,040 m) north of the city of Loja, Ecuador
Summary
The Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis Sclater, 1857) is a passerine bird of medium size (21–24 cm, 44–66 g) that inhabits deforested areas, plantations, forest edges and altered areas. Abstract: We present the first record of the Black-billed Thrush (Turdus ignobilis) in Loja city, Ecuadorian Andes. The presence of the Black-billed Thrush in Loja shows that the valley of the Zamora River allows some species to move from the eastern lowlands to this region of the country.
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