Pearly-eyed Thrasher
A species of Pearly-eyed Thrasher Scientific name : Margarops fuscatus Genus : Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Pearly-eyed Thrasher, A species of Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Botanical name: Margarops fuscatus
Genus: Pearly-eyed Thrasher
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Description General Info
Description
The white-eyed thrush (Margarops fuscatus) is a species of bird in the spot thrush family (Mimidae).
Size
30 cm
Life Expectancy
10-11 years
Feeding Habits
Pearly-eyed Thrasher has a diverse diet, consuming plant food, fruits, invertebrates, frogs, and anoline lizards. This bird forages with an opportunistic and adaptable approach, showcasing unique dietary preferences and versatility in feeding behavior.
Habitat
Pearly-eyed Thrasher thrives in a variety of environments from coastal areas to high elevation mountains within the Greater Caribbean Basin. This adaptable species is found in natural settings such as wet forests, which support larger populations due to lower avian diversity. Pearly-eyed Thrasher also prospers in human-modified landscapes, including agricultural areas, urban centers, resorts, and farmlands, exploiting resources like fruit trees, crops, and artificial structures for nesting and shelter.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The pearly-eyed thrasher is found in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos islands, the Dominican Republic, many of the Lesser Antilles, and Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. In Puerto Rico, as well as occupying the main island, it is also found on Mona island. In the Bahamas, it is a breeding species on San Salvador, Exuma, and Long Island, and probably also on Acklins, Mayaguana, and Great Inagua; in addition it is found as a wintering species on Eleuthra and Cat Island (Bahamas). In the Lesser Antilles, it is a breeding species in the SSS islands (the northern part of the Netherlands Antilles), Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Barbados and the Grenadines; it formerly occurred on Grenada but is now thought to be extinct there. Birds of the race bonairensis were formerly found on La Horquilla, one of the Hermanos islands, off the north coast of Venezuela, but it is now believed to be extinct there, last having been reported in 1908. 
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Mimids Genus
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Species
Pearly-eyed Thrasher 
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