Thrushes (Turdidae)
Aztec Thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) - HBW 10, p. 696
French: Grive aztèque
German: Aztekendrossel
Spanish: Zorzal Azteca
Taxonomy: Turdus pinicola P. L. Sclater, 1859, pine forests of tableland above Jalapa, Veracruz, southern Mexico.
Often placed in genus Zoothera, but plumage, apart from underwing pattern, very different. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maternalis A. R. Phillips, 1991 - SW Chihuahua to S Jalisco, in NW Mexico.
- pinicola (P. L. Sclater, 1859) - SW Mexico (Veracruz and Michoacán to S Guerrero and S Oaxaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female Locality La Cumbre, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp pinicola)
monicayhector 24 December 2009 3 years ago 13 sec 2
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Male Aztec Thrush perched in chokecherry tree (Madera Canyon, AZ).
Locality Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp R. p. maternalis)
kevinguse 4 August 2011 41 weeks ago 3.4 -
Female at Ramsey Canoyon, Arizona
Locality Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States)
David Hollie 11 August 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Female in flight
Locality Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States)
David Hollie 11 August 2009 2 years ago 3 -
adult male; one of about 15 birds
Locality Volcan de Fuego (de Colima), Mexico (Northern) (ssp maternalis)
Michael Retter 1 February 2008 3 years ago 2.5
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Calls Locality Pico Guacamayas, Sonora State, Mexico (Northern)
(ssp maternalis)
monicayhector 10 July 1998 3 years ago 3
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