The Várzea thrush (Turdus sanchezorum) is a resident breeding bird in the western Amazon. It is a cryptic species identified through molecular analysis of museum specimens. It was formerly considered conspecific with Hauxwell's thrush.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Turdus |
| Species: | T. sanchezorum
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| Turdus sanchezorum O'Neill, Lane & Naka, 2011
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References
edit- South American Classification Committee (March 8, 2012). "Proposal (#514) to South American Classification Committee – Recognize Turdus sanchezorum". Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- O'Neill, J. P.; Lane, D. F.; Naka, L. N. (2011). "A Cryptic New Species of Thrush (Turdidae: Turdus) from Western Amazonia" (PDF). The Condor. 113 (4): 869–880. doi:10.1525/cond.2011.100244. S2CID 86624442. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
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