To view PDF files. Thrush is 7 inches in length and is dark brown with a gray and whitish belly. It has a white eye ring, a dark slender bill, and flesh colored legs.
Sexes are similar in appearance.
It will also eat spiders and caterpillars found in the rainforest. The Puaiohi was considered a rare bird as early as the 1900s. From the period of 1968-73, only 177 of this forest bird were recorded. The Puaiohi is presently the focus of a major research and conservation effort being conducted by State, federal, and private organizations. Habitat destruction, avian disease, goat and cattle grazing, predation by cats and rats, and competition from alien plants pose serious threats to their survival.