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Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush

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Yellow-throated nightingale-thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Catharus
Species:
C. dryas
Binomial name
Catharus dryas
(Gould, 1855)

The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush or Gould's nightingale-thrush (Catharus dryas) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae native to Central America. It was first described in 1855 by the English ornithologist John Gould.

Taxonomy and systematics

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In 1878, the Sclater's nightingale-thrush (Catharus maculatus) was categorized as a subspecies of Catharus dryas based on the similar plumage. In 2017, a study showed that Catharus maculatus was not a subspecies of Catharus dryas, but a separate species of Spotted nightingale-thrush. The publication cited DNA sequencing, vocal data, and modeling of ecological niches as evidence that the two organisms were, in fact, different species.[2]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • C. d. harrisoni - Phillips, AR & Rook, 1965: Found in Oaxaca (south-western Mexico)
  • C. d. ovandensis - Brodkorb, 1938: Found in Chiapas (south-western Mexico)
  • C. d. dryas - (Gould, 1855): Found in western Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras

Distribution and habitat

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It is found from southern Mexico to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and inland wetlands.[3]

Behaviour and ecology

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1902 illustration

It has a lifespan of around 4.2 years, and is not considered a migratory species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Catharus dryas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155183424A139368904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155183424A139368904.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Halley, M.R.; Klicka, J.C.; Clee, P.R.S.; Weckstein, J.D. (2017). "Restoring the species status of Catharus maculatus (Aves: Turdidae), a secretive Andean thrush, with a critique of the yardstick approach to species delimitation". Zootaxa. 4376 (3): 387–404. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.3.4.
  3. ^ a b c Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 July 2021.