Characterization: Small to medium-sized species measuring about 22 cm in length. This bird has a neck densely spotted in black, a posterior part with a white stain, flanks and lower wing parts rufous or gray, a white abdomen and yellow eyelids and jaws.

Distribution: This bird occurs in all Brazilian regions.

Habitat: Lower and middle strata of rain forests and high secondary forests, both in the lowlands and in the mountains.

Habits: A diurnal species, this bird is skittish and lives alone or in pairs, jumping around the ground. It becomes somewhat restless in the evening, flying around the area where it intends to sleep, making calling and warning noises.

Diet: Omnivorous, it feeds on arthropods and earthworms it captures on the ground between leaves or in mud, in addition to native fruits.

Breeding: The White-necked thrush lays 2 to 3 eggs in deep bowl-shaped, thick-walled nests, made of roots, other parts of plants, moss, and sometimes reinforced with clay.

In the UFRA area: This thrush species is considered rare within the studied farms as it was only seen 3 times. It was distributed in three different habitats, wetlands with riparian forests, mixed forests in regeneration, and in fields in spontaneous regeneration.