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[[Image:Rufous-backed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gatafrancesca <br/>Location: Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico ]] | [[Image:Rufous-backed_Thrush.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by gatafrancesca <br/>Location: Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | Colors mainly rufous and grey, with white throat streaked black. | |
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+ | Subspecies ''graysoni'' is much less contrasty than the main form. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Western [[Mexico]] | Western [[Mexico]] | ||
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The subspecies ''graysoni'' is sometimes split as '''Grayson's Thrush'''. | The subspecies ''graysoni'' is sometimes split as '''Grayson's Thrush'''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush
- Turdus rufopalliatus
Includes Grayson's Thrush
Identification
Colors mainly rufous and grey, with white throat streaked black.
Variation
Subspecies graysoni is much less contrasty than the main form.
Distribution
Western Mexico
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. r. rufopalliatus
- T. r. graysoni
The subspecies graysoni is sometimes split as Grayson's Thrush.
Habitat
Dry to semihumid forests, edges, gardens.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-backed Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-backed_Robin