Slate-colored solitaire

Species of bird

Slate-colored solitaire
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Myadestes
Species:
M. unicolor
Binomial name
Myadestes unicolor
PL Sclater, 1857

The slate-colored solitaire (Myadestes unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

In Mexico, they play a significant role in certain Catholic rituals.[2]

Gallery

  • Slate-colored solitaire, Mexico
    Slate-colored solitaire, Mexico

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Myadestes unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708608A132074213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708608A132074213.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Roldán-Clarà, Blanca; Horta Hinojosa, Rosa Elvia (2022-12-13). "Fruits used in two rural communities of the Sierra Madre Oriental region, Mexico to feed captive Myadestes spp. birds for their acclimation". Ethnobiology and Conservation. 11. doi:10.15451/ec2022-12-11.29-1-16. ISSN 2238-4782.

External links

  • Stamps[usurped] (for El Salvador)
  • Slate-colored solitaire photo gallery VIREO
Taxon identifiers
Myadestes unicolor


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