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| − | + | [[Image:Myadestes unicolor Slate-colored Solitaire .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Tlanchinol, Hidalgo, [[Mexico]], May 2017]] | |
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;[[:Category:Myadestes|Myadestes]] unicolor | ;[[:Category:Myadestes|Myadestes]] unicolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 19–20·5 cm (7½-8 in) | ||
| + | *Dark slatey-grey upperparts | ||
| + | *Lighter grey underparts | ||
| + | *Blackish [[Topography#Wings|primary]] [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Buff edges to flight feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]] and [[Nicaragua]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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:*Humid montane forests of north-central [[Nicaragua]] | :*Humid montane forests of north-central [[Nicaragua]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid evergreen forests, particularly areas with lichens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | There is no information about their diet at time of editing (June 2017). | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They make their nest on the ground, in the leaf litter, or at the side of a ravine. It is usually constructed from moss. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Slate-c Solitaire Cusuco Jan 05.JPG|Photo by {{user|tomjenner|tomjenner}}<br />Cusuco, [[Honduras]], January 2005 <!--EDITORS: this image has been retained as it doesn't appear in the Gallery--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:31, 3 June 2017
- Myadestes unicolor
Identification
19–20·5 cm (7½-8 in)
- Dark slatey-grey upperparts
- Lighter grey underparts
- Blackish primary coverts
- Buff edges to flight feathers
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, [[]], Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]
- M. u. unicolor:
- M. u. pallens:
- Humid montane forests of north-central Nicaragua
Habitat
Humid evergreen forests, particularly areas with lichens.
Behaviour
Diet
There is no information about their diet at time of editing (June 2017).
Breeding
They make their nest on the ground, in the leaf litter, or at the side of a ravine. It is usually constructed from moss. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slate-colored Solitaire. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-colored_Solitaire
