Puerto Rico – Pearly-eyed Thrasher

The Pearly-eyed Thrasher is not a Puerto Rican endemic as it is found on many islands in the Caribbean.

An opportunistic omnivore, the thrasher feeds mainly on insects, but also on fruit, lizards, small crabs and other birds’ eggs and young.

An aggressive species, it is well known to compete with the critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot for cavity nesting sites… often eating the eggs and young of the parrot.