Russet Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus occidentalis)
About the Russet Nightingale-Thrush
The russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is endemic to Mexico. The russet nightingale-thrush was originally described in 1859 with its current binomial Catharus occidentalis. It and the hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) of temperate North America are sister species. The russet nightingale-thrush has these four subspecies: C. o. olivascens Nelson, 1899 C. o. lambi Phillips, AR, 1969 C. o. fulvescens Nelson, 1897 C. o. occidentalis Sclater, PL, 1859 What is now the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush (C. frantzii) was originally described as a species but for much of the twentieth century was treated as a subspecies of the russet nightingale-thrush.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 46 recordings for this species: 36 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 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 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.