Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii)

Other Names (World)
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Frantzius's Nightingale-thrush, Highland Nightingale-thrush

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis, 1861

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,350 - 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

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

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)...)

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii) [XC286561]
by Richard E. Webster from Cusuco National Park, Honduras (song)

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii) [XC459214]
by Samuel Jones from Tlaixo, Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Formerly considered conspecific with Russet Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus occidentalis), but the two occur sympatrically with no evidence of interbreeding. Geographical variation very slight. Some subspecies may be merged in due course.

The following 9 subspecies are recognised:

omiltemensis Ridgway, 1905 - South-western Mexico.
nelsoni Phillips, AR, 1969 - South-central Mexico.
chiapensis Phillips, AR, 1969 - Southern Mexico east to western Guatemala.
alticola Salvin & Godman, 1879 - Southern Mexico (south-eastern Chiapas) and southern Guatemala.
juancitonis Stone, 1931 - Northern El Salvador and Honduras.
waldroni Phillips, AR, 1969 - Northern Nicaragua.
frantzii Cabanis, 1861 - Costa Rica.
wetmorei Phillips, AR, 1969 - Western Panama.
confusus Phillips, AR, 1969 - Mts. of south-eastern San Luis Potos� to north-eastern Hidalgo, north-eastern Puebla and northern Oaxaca.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii) - 10 files

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