Aztec thrush

Aztec thrush
Digiscoped in Madera Canyon, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Ridgwayia
Stejneger, 1882
Species: R. pinicola
Binomial name
Ridgwayia pinicola
(PL Sclater, 1859)
Synonyms

Turdus pinicola
Zoothera pinicola

The Aztec thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.[2] It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The genus name honors ornithologist Robert Ridgway.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera pinicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Sclater, Philip Lutley (1859). "A Synopsis of the Thrushes (Turdidæ) of the New World". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27: 334–335. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Stejneger, Leonhard (February 1882). "Remarks on the Systematic Arrangement of the American Turdidae". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 5: 460–461. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.5-301.449. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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