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- Catharus occidentalis
Identification
Distribution
Endemic to Mexico.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. o. olivascens:
- Mountains of north-western Mexico (extreme southern Sonora, northern Sinaloa, western Chihuahua
- C. o. lambi:
- Central Mexico, from Durango south to northwestern Jalisco, and from southeastern Coahuila and southwestern Tamaulipas south to northeastern Guanajuato and northwestern Puebla
- C. o. fulvescens:
- South central Mexico, from southern Jalisco east to Hidalgo and south to Guerrero and east central Puebla
- C. o. occidentalis:
- Central and eastern Oaxaca, Mexico
Habitat
Lives in mixed forest in the higlands of center Mexico, Oak-Pine-Abies, in the understory
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Song is varied, thin phrases with tinny quality, not particularly musical she-vee-ee-i-lu or chee ti-vee, etc., sometimes repeated in fairly rapid succession.
Calls: a quiet, low, slightly gruff chuk or chruh, and a nasal, mewing reear
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Russet Nightingale-Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Russet_Nightingale-Thrush
