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'''Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush''' | '''Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush''' | ||
;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] rufopalliatus | ;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] rufopalliatus | ||
'''Includes Grayson's Thrush''' | '''Includes Grayson's Thrush''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Colors mainly rufous and grey, with white throat streaked black. | Colors mainly rufous and grey, with white throat streaked black. | ||
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*''T. r. rufopalliatus'' | *''T. r. rufopalliatus'' | ||
*''T. r. graysoni'' | *''T. r. graysoni'' | ||
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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== | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 17 August 2014
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
-by_blubird.jpg)
The subspecies graysoni is sometimes split as Grayson's Thrush.
Habitat
Dry to semihumid forests, edges, gardens.
Behaviour
Often on the ground, sometimes in bushes and trees but even then more frequently low.
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
