Alternative name: Rufous-collared Thrush.
- Turdus rufitorques
Identification
All plumages: Undertail coverts with white streaks. Bill and legs are yellow.
Adult male: black on head, lower belly, tail, wings, back and mantle; rufous on breast and in a broad ring around the neck.
Adult female: black of male replaced with greyish-brown, the rufous likewise less bright.
Immature: can be quite dark with only a shadow of the collar.
Distribution
El Salvador and Guatemala to Mexico south of Isthmus, and possibly Honduras.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Found in mid to high elevation in forest (pine or pine-oak), grassy areas and around human habitation.
Behaviour
Sings from an exposed perch.
References
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdForum id thread discussing id of some Central American thrushes
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-collared Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-collared_Robin