Thrushes (Turdidae)
American Mountain Thrush (Turdus plebejus)
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
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A bird in a tree, singing. El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 27 weeks ago 35 sec 4.5 -
Bird foraging on the ground San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (plebejus)
Joe Angseesing 21 December 2006 1 year ago 27 sec 3.3
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Bird foraging on the ground San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (plebejus)
Joe Angseesing 21 December 2006 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird on a branch, singing. El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 27 weeks ago 3
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A bird singing.
El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(differens)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 27 weeks ago 4
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