Bird #59: Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Common Name: Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Scientific Name: Margarops fuscatus

Description: 11-12 inches; whitish eyes; yellowish bill; upperparts brown; underparts white with brownish streaks; white patch on the tip of tail.

Habitat: Woodlands, forest etc.

Statue: Vagrant; 4 recorded up to 2006; this one was recorded at
Codrington College in St John on February 21, 2013; While hiking in Walker Savannah St Andrew on August 5, 2013 I heard the call of the Pearly-eyed Thrasher but was unable to see the bird among the trees; West Indies Endemic. (Click to hear Pearly-eyed Thrasher Call)

References: Birds of Barbados by P.A Buckley, Edward Massiah, Maurice B. Hutt, Francine G. Buckley

Helm Field Guides- Birds of the West Indies  by H. Raffaele, J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, J. Raffaele