Thrushes (Turdidae)
Slaty-backed Nightingale-thrush (Catharus fuscater) - HBW 10, p. 700
French: Grive ardoisée
German: Graurücken-Musendrossel
Spanish: Zorzalito Sombrío
Other common names: Black-backed Nightingale-thrush (hellmayri)
Taxonomy: M.(yioturdus) fuscater Lafresnaye, 1845, Bogotá, Colombia.
Proposed taxon fumosus apparently based on hybrid between present species and C. mexicanus. Racial affiliation of population recently discovered in C Andes of Colombia not determined. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hellmayri Berlepsch, 1902 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- mirabilis Nelson, 1912 - E Panama.
- fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) - E Panama (E Darién), Colombia S to W Ecuador, and W Venezuela.
- hellmayri Berlepsch, 1902 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- mirabilis Nelson, 1912 - E Panama.
- fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) - E Panama (E Darién), Colombia S to W Ecuador, and W Venezuela.
- sanctaemartae Ridgway, 1904 - Santa Marta Mts, in N Colombia.
- opertaneus Wetmore, 1955 - W Colombia (N part of W Andes).
- caniceps Chapman, 1924 - NW & C Peru, probably also SW Ecuador.
- mentalis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876 - SE Peru and NW Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult on the path before dissapearing Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica
Eldert Groenewoud 27 February 2006 2 years ago 11 sec 3.5
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An adult watching over an ant swarm.
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp hellmayri)
Scott Olmstead 20 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
In understory
Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Guy Poisson 4 January 2009 1 year ago 2
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Song Locality Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela
Nacho Areta 1 January 2005 2 years ago 0
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