The slaty-backed nightingale-thrush (Catharus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Catharus |
| Species: | C. fuscater
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| Catharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845)
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Widespread but shy and difficult to see, this species inhabits dense thickets and understory of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Measuring 17 cm (6.7 in), the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush has a dark grey back and head, medium grey throat and belly, and light grey belly. These are contrasted by bright orange legs, bill, and eye ring. The iris is light-coloured, which is distinctive amongst similar nightingale-thrushes. The similar sooty thrush is much larger, lacks the whitish belly, and does not overlap the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush's range.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Catharus fuscater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22708635A131948844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22708635A131948844.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Garrigues, Richard; Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9.
- ^ Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
External links
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- Audio samples of Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush songs at naturesongs.com
- "Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Catharus fuscater at IUCN Red List maps
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