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'''Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush''' | '''Alternative name: Rufous-backed Thrush''' | ||
;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] rufopalliatus | ;[[:Category:Turdus|Turdus]] rufopalliatus | ||
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Subspecies ''graysoni'' is much less contrasty than the main form. | Subspecies ''graysoni'' is much less contrasty than the main form. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:RUFOUS-BACKED-THRUSH_(Graysons)-by_blubird.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Most likely subspecies ''graysoni''<br />Photo by {{user|blubird|blubird}} <br/>San Blas, Nayarit, [[Mexico]], March 2008 ]] | ||
Western [[Mexico]] | Western [[Mexico]] | ||
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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'''. | ||
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Often on the ground, sometimes in bushes and trees but even then more frequently low. | Often on the ground, sometimes in bushes and trees but even then more frequently low. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}# Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 |
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 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
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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
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/
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
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
