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Aztec Thrush - BirdForum Opus

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juvenile
Peter R. Bono
Las Guacamayas, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2009
Ridgwayia pinicola

Identification

  • Upperparts, head and upper breast: brownish-black with dark streaks
  • White underparts
  • Dark brown mottled flanks
  • Dark wings with white tips
  • White shoulders
  • Broad white tip on dark tail
  • Pinkish-grey legs and feet

Distribution

Endemic to Mexico. Occasionally recorded in Arizona and Texas.

Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

Subspecies maternalis2] is not recognised by all authorities

Habitat

Moist montane forests.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Whatbird

Recommended Citation

External Links

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