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Rufous-backed Robin
Turdus rufopalliatus
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About the Rufous-backed Robin
The rufous-backed thrush (Turdus rufopalliatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Mexico but is also a casual visitor to the southwestern United States. It is also known as the rufous-backed robin.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Turdus rufopalliatus
- Family
- Thrushes and Allies
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the thrushes and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola
- Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
- Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
- Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
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