Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalisStejneger, LH, 1882
English (US) Brown-backed Solitaire
The Brown-backed Solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis) 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
- Myadestes occidentalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-backed Solitaire
- Described by
- Stejneger, LH, 1882
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Myadestes occidentalis occidentalis
- Myadestes occidentalis insularis
- Myadestes occidentalis oberholseri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Myadestes obscurus var. occidentalis
- Described by
- Stejneger, LH, 1882
- Type locality
- Tonila, Jalisco.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 4 p.371,372
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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