Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-backed Thrush, Rufous-backed Robin, Grayson's Thrush (graysoni)

Family
Turdidae (Thrushes)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lafresnaye, 1840

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Mexico (B), USA (B).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (181)...)

Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) [XC307447]
by Jorge Daniel Ruiz Contreras from La cantera Oriental REPSA CU Mexico DF, Mexico (call)

Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) [XC707594]
by Oveth Fuentes from Desert Center, Riverside County, California, United States (call)

Subspecies
Rufous-backed Thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) and Grayson's Thrush (Turdus graysoni) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Turdus rufopalliatus following AOU (1998).

Subspecies graysoni has been treated as a separate species, but appears to represent a typical case of colour loss in an insular form of a continental species; in absence of vocal data, separation considered unwarranted.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

rufopalliatus Lafresnaye, 1840 - Western Mexico.
interior Phillips, AR, 1991 - South-central Mexico.
graysoni (Ridgway, 1882) - Tres Mar��as Is (off western Mexico). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grayson's Thrush (Turdus graysoni).

References
See References.

Files:

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