Aztec thrush
| Aztec thrush | |
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| 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 | |
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Turdus 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Zoothera pinicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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