Russet Nightingale-thrush
A species of American Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-thrushes Scientific name : Catharus occidentalis Genus : American Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-thrushes
Russet Nightingale-thrush, A species of American Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-thrushes
Botanical name: Catharus occidentalis
Genus: American Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-thrushes
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Description General Info
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Description
Crown, back and wings brown. Face pale gray. Throat and belly pale gray, washed dusky. Breast pale gray mottled dusky. Juveniles more strongly mottled on breast and sides. Very similar to the ruddy-capped nightingale-thrush. Tell apart from song or in flight by yellow bar on the secondary feathers below the wing, present only in the russet nightingale-thrush. 
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Russet Nightingale-thrush primarily feeds on insects, augmented by a variety of fruits. Russet Nightingale-thrush forages for food on the ground, deftly using its bill to unearth prey. This bird possesses a dietary flexibility that allows it to adapt to available food resources.
Habitat
Russet Nightingale-thrush typically inhabits montane regions characterized by pine-oak and oak forests, preferring areas that offer a blend of coniferous and broadleaf vegetation. These birds are found within these forested landscapes across broader geographic regions of highland areas, where they coexist with other thrush species but show a preference for less dense, more open woodlands compared to some congeners that favor denser, broad-leaved forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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