Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
20 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Stejneger, 1882

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 600 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, El Salvador (B), Guatemala (B), Mexico.

Unknown to Honduras.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A remarkable cascade of sibilant yet musical notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (83)...)

Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis) [XC257220]
by Frank Lambert from Quetzal Camp, El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico (call)

Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis) [XC500481]
by Richard E. Webster from Reserva de la Chara Pinta (Tufted Jay Preserve), Sinaloa, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Scientific name formerly Myadestes obscurus, but that became preoccupied when Phaeornis merged with present genus.

Proposed subspecies cinereus (from north-western Mexico) synonymized with nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 - Western and east-central Mexico.
insularis Stejneger, 1882 - Tres Marias Is, off western Mexico.
oberholseri Dickey & van Rossem, 1925 - Central and southern Mexico south to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis) - 10 files

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