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Aztec thrush

Aztec thrush
Aztec Thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) in tree.jpg
Digiscoped in Madera Canyon, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Ridgwayia
Stejneger, 1882
Species: R. pinicola
Binomial name
Ridgwayia pinicola
(PL Sclater, 1859)
Synonyms

Turdus pinicola
Zoothera pinicola


Turdus pinicola
Zoothera pinicola

The Aztec thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The genus name honors ornithologist Robert Ridgway.



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