Myadestes
| Myadestes | |
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| Puaiohi (M. palmeri) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
| Genus: | Myadestes Swainson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838
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| Species | |
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Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the thrush family, Turdidae.
They are found in the Americas and Hawaiʻi, where several island species have become extinct.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Myadestes was introduced in 1838 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the rufous-throated solitaire, which is therefore the type species of the genus.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mua meaning "fly" and edestēs meaning "eater".[3]
The genus contains 13 species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-backed solitaire
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Myadestes occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 |
northwest Mexico to Honduras
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Slate-colored solitaire
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Myadestes unicolor Sclater, PL, 1857 |
south Mexico to Nicaragua
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Townsend's solitaire
|
Myadestes townsendi (Audubon, 1838) |
west Canada to central Mexico
|
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| †Kamao
|
Myadestes myadestinus (Stejneger, 1887) |
Kauai (Hawaiian Islands, extinct) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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| †Amaui
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Myadestes woahensis (Bloxam, A, 1899) |
Oahu (Hawaiian Islands, extinct) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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| Puaiohi
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Myadestes palmeri (Rothschild, 1893) |
Kauai (Hawaiian Islands) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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| Oloma'o
|
Myadestes lanaiensis (Wilson, SB, 1891) |
Hawaiian Islands
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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| ʻŌmaʻo
|
Myadestes obscurus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) |
Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Cuban solitaire
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Myadestes elisabeth (Lembeye, 1850) |
Cuba
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Rufous-throated solitaire
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Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838 |
West Indies
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Black-faced solitaire
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Myadestes melanops Salvin, 1865 |
Costa Rica and Panama
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Varied solitaire
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Myadestes coloratus Nelson, 1912 |
Panama
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Andean solitaire
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Myadestes ralloides (d'Orbigny, 1840) |
north Venezuela to west Bolivia
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
[edit]- ^ Swainson, William (1838). Flycatchers. Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars. p. 132.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, eds. (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 89.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Thrushes". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 March 2025.