Thrushes (Turdidae)
Andean Solitaire (Myadestes ralloides) - HBW 10, p. 631
French: Solitaire des Andes
German: Andenklarino
Spanish: Solitario Andino
Taxonomy: Muscipeta ralloides d’Orbigny, 1840, Chulumani, Yungas, east side of the Cordillera, Bolivia.
Vocally similar to M. melanops and M. coloratus, and all three sometimes considered conspecific, but plumage differences argue for treatment as separate species. Races plumbeiceps and venezuelensis doubtfully distinct. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- plumbeiceps Hellmayr, 1921 - W Colombia and W Ecuador.
- candelae Meyer de Schauensee, 1947 - NC Colombia.
- venezuelensis P. L. Sclater, 1856 - N & W Venezuela S in E Andes to N Peru (N of R Marañón).
- ralloides (d’Orbigny, 1840) - Peru (S of R Marañón) S to W & C Bolivia (S to Chuquisaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched and feeding on fruits Locality Maracay-Choroní Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp venezuelensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 13 sec 4.8 -
A ventral view of an individual standing on a branch Locality Maracay-Choroní Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp venezuelensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 4 years ago 58 sec 4.6 -
An adult feeding two chicks and swallowing two fecal sacs. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp plumbeiceps)
Yanayacu Biological Station 19 May 2005 2 years ago 35 sec 4.5 -
An adult looking at its chicks in the nest and laying. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp plumbeiceps)
Yanayacu Biological Station 19 May 2005 2 years ago 37 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding the chicks and swallowing a fecal sac. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp plumbeiceps)
Yanayacu Biological Station 19 May 2005 2 years ago 43 sec 4.3 -
An adult at the nest, feeding the chicks and flying away. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp plumbeiceps)
Yanayacu Biological Station 19 May 2005 2 years ago 46 sec 4
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A bird foraging on a blackberry-bush
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 8 October 2007 2 years ago 4
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Natural song. Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 2 years ago 4
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