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==Identification==
 
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Colors mainly rufous and grey, with white throat streaked black.
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====Variation====
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Subspecies ''graysoni'' is much less contrasty than the main form.
 
==Distribution==
 
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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'''.
 
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Dry to semihumid forests, edges, gardens.
 
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Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush

Turdus rufopalliatus

Includes Grayson's Thrush

Photo by gatafrancesca
Location: Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

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

  1. 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/

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