Thrushes (Turdidae)

Black-faced Solitaire (Myadestes melanops) - HBW 10, p. 630

French: Solitaire masqué German: Maskenklarino Spanish: Solitario Carinegro

Taxonomy: Myiadestes melanops Salvin, 1865, Tucurrique, Costa Rica.
Vocally similar to M. coloratus and M. ralloides, and all three sometimes considered conspecific, but plumage differences argue for treatment as separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Costa Rica and W Panama.