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+ | [[Image:Catharus mexicanus.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Tutotepec, Mexico, May 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Catharus|Catharus]] mexicanus | ;[[:Category:Catharus|Catharus]] mexicanus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male: upperside brownish grey to brownish olive, underside pale, upper half of head black with narrow orange eyering around dark eye. Bill orange and legs more yellow. <br /> | ||
+ | Female: as male but with browner crown. | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | When comparing with [[Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush]], notice the pale eye on the latter. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Northeastern [[Mexico]] south to western [[Panama]]. Accidental vagrant to the [[United States]] in the | + | [[Central America]]: found in Northeastern [[Mexico]] south to western [[Panama]].<br /> |
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+ | Accidental vagrant to the [[United States]] in the Rio Grande Valley in [[Texas]] (1 record). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species. consisting of three subspecies: | ||
+ | *''C. m. mexicanus'': | ||
+ | :*Mountains of eastern [[Mexico]] (Tamaulipas to Veracruz and western Chiapas) | ||
+ | *''C. m. cantator'': | ||
+ | :*Highlands of southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) to eastern [[Guatemala]] and [[Honduras]] | ||
+ | *''C. m. fumosus'': | ||
+ | :*Highlands of [[Nicaragua]] to [[Costa Rica]] and western [[Panama]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Cloud Forest and other wet forest mostly at foothill elevation. | |
+ | |||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | == | + | More often heard than seen. Spends most of its time at the forest floor. |
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Catharus+mexicanus}} | {{GSearch|Catharus+mexicanus}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Catharus | + | {{GS-checked}} |
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Catharus]] |
Latest revision as of 10:58, 23 March 2022
- Catharus mexicanus
Identification
Male: upperside brownish grey to brownish olive, underside pale, upper half of head black with narrow orange eyering around dark eye. Bill orange and legs more yellow.
Female: as male but with browner crown.
Similar Species
When comparing with Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush, notice the pale eye on the latter.
Distribution
Central America: found in Northeastern Mexico south to western Panama.
Accidental vagrant to the United States in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas (1 record).
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species. consisting of three subspecies:
- C. m. mexicanus:
- Mountains of eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz and western Chiapas)
- C. m. cantator:
- C. m. fumosus:
- Highlands of Nicaragua to Costa Rica and western Panama
Habitat
Cloud Forest and other wet forest mostly at foothill elevation.
Behaviour
More often heard than seen. Spends most of its time at the forest floor.
References
- 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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Nightingale-Thrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.