Slate-colored Solitaire (Myadestes unicolor)

Other Names (World)
Slate-colored Solitaire, Slate-coloured Solitaire, Slaty Solitaire

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
20 - 21 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1857

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 800 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Southern Mexico (from Hidalgo) south to Guatemala, southern Belize, northern and eastern Honduras, northern El Salvador and Nicaragua.

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

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Slate-colored Solitaire (Myadestes unicolor) [XC264163]
by Andrew Spencer from Oaxaca-Tuxtepec Highway, above Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Slate-colored Solitaire (Myadestes unicolor) [XC264166]
by Angel Fong from Oaxaca-Tuxtepec Highway, above Valle Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies pallens (from Nicaragua) and veraepacis (highlands of Guatemala and northern Honduras) appear indistinguishable in long series.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

unicolor Sclater, 1857 - Southern Mexico to Nicaragua.
pallens Miller & Griscom, 1925 - Humid montane forests of north-central Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slate-colored Solitaire (Myadestes unicolor) - 10 files

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