Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Aztec Thrush
Common Names in German:
Atztekendrossel
Common Names in Spanish:
Mirlo Pinto
Common Names in unspecified:
Aztec Thrush
Description
Family Turdidae
A Family of passerine birds that are soft, plump insectivores or omnivores , and often feed on the ground . Many have beautiful voices.
Physical Description
Adult Female: Head : grayish brown Face : Eyebrow Line : grayish Lores : blackish, extending to auriculars Body: Belly: white Chest: grayish brown with dark streaks Upperparts: grayish brown Tail: Undertail Coverts: white.Adult Male: Body: Flanks: mottled dark brown Tail: dark blackish brown with broad white tip Uppertail Coverts: white.
Size/Age/Growth
About 9.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 14 to 16 inches.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,326 meters (0 to 7,631 feet).Mean = 1,006.840 meters (3,303.281 feet), Standard Deviation = 485.010 based on 44 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Migration
Nonmigratory
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Perching Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ridgwayia
There are approximately 1 species in this genus:
Bibliography
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
More Info
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 11, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 11, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2474804
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179836
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13852021
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179836
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 138495
