Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii)
About the Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
The ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush (Catharus frantzii) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush was originally described by German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1861 with its current binomial Catharus frantzii. Its specific epithet commemorates the German naturalist Alexander von Frantzius. Its closest living relatives appear to be the North American species complex containing the veery (C. fuscescens) and the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus). Though the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush was described as a species, for much of the twentieth century it was treated as a subspecies of the russet nightingale-thrush (C. occidentalis). The two are sister species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 69 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bicknell's ThrushCatharus bicknellirecording
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusrecording
- Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostrisrecording
- Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscaterrecording
- Speckled Nightingale-ThrushCatharus maculatusrecording
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.