Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
English (US) Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
The Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus mexicanus) 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 mexicanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Catharus mexicanus mexicanus
- Catharus mexicanus cantator
- Catharus mexicanus yaegeri
- Catharus mexicanus carrikeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mal[acocychla] mexicana
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856)
- Type locality
- Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 43 p.998
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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