Thrushes (Turdidae)
American Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus) - HBW 10, p. 671
French: Merle de montagne
German: Cabanisdrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Plebeyo
Other common names: Mountain Robin, Mountain Thrush
Taxonomy: Turdus plebejus Cabanis, 1861, Costa Rica.
Has been treated as conspecific with T. ignobilis. Geographical variation minimal and probably clinal; possibly better treated as monotypic. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- differens (Nelson, 1901) - SE Mexico and Guatemala.
- rafaelensis W. deW. Miller & Griscom, 1925 - Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and NW Costa Rica.
- plebejus Cabanis, 1861 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, singing. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 4.5
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A bird on a branch, singing.
Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird on the ground
Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp plebejus)
Aleix Comas 26 June 2010 1 year ago 3
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A bird singing.
Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 4
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