- Myadestes unicolor
Identification
19–20·5 cm (7½-8 in)
- Dark slatey-grey upperparts
- Lighter grey underparts
- Blackish primary coverts
- Buff edges to flight feathers
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, [[]], Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]
- M. u. unicolor:
- M. u. pallens:
- Humid montane forests of north-central Nicaragua
Habitat
Humid evergreen forests, particularly areas with lichens.
Behaviour
Diet
There is no information about their diet at time of editing (June 2017).
Breeding
They make their nest on the ground, in the leaf litter, or at the side of a ravine. It is usually constructed from moss. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
Gallery
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Slate-colored Solitaire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-colored_Solitaire