| Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush | |
|---|---|
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| In Costa Rica | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Catharus |
| Species: | C. fuscater |
| Binomial name | |
| Catharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) | |
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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.
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.
References
- 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
- 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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