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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