Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi(Audubon, JJ, 1838)
English (US) Townsend's Solitaire
The Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) 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 townsendi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Townsend's Solitaire
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myadestes townsendi townsendi
- Myadestes townsendi calophonus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptiliogony's Townsendi
- Described by
- (Audubon, JJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- Columbia River [= near Astoria, Oregon, vide Amer. Orn. Union, 1910, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 3, p. 359].
- Original description
- The Birds of America; from original drawings 4 pl.419 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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