Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
English (US) Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
The Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus fuscater) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Catharus fuscater
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Catharus fuscater hellmayri
- Catharus fuscater mirabilis
- Catharus fuscater sanctaemartae
- Catharus fuscater fuscater
- Catharus fuscater opertaneus
- Catharus fuscater caniceps
- Catharus fuscater mentalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[yioturdus] fuscater
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1845)
- Type locality
- Bogota.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 8 p.341
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Hylocichla mustelina
Aztec Thrush
Ridgwayia pinicola
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Speckled Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus maculatus
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus dryas
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
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