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Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) in the Tropical Andes of Merida VenezuelaStoryThis beautiful bird is the first one I photograph in the Paramos of the State of Merida, Venezuela (tropical andes). The area is close to a lake called "Laguna de Mucubaji". This is a bird about 8" inches from beak to tail with orange beak and feet, and yellow circles surrounding its eyes, and gray body. It was standing on a sign that said "Zona de Pesca" or Fishing Zone. I think this was some kind of muck sign because the bird was on a tourist site of a Venezuelan National Park where fishing is strictly prohibited. There were many tourists in the area so maybe this was a bread crumbs or corn chips fishing zone for these birds. Interestingly I could not find information on the net for this bird being observed on this area although I noticed there were many. It is nevertheless a very common bird in the neighboring countries of Colombia and Ecuador. Date of sighting1 Jan 2007
LocationLaguna de Mucubaji, Paramo, Merida, Venezuela, South America
SpeciesTurdus fuscater (Great Thrush)
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