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Slaty backed nightingale thrush

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Catharus

Higher classification
  
Catharus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Turdidae

Scientific name
  
Catharus fuscater

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Black‑headed nightingale‑thrush, Black‑billed nightingale‑thrush, Orange‑billed nightingale‑thrush, Catharus, Thrush

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The slaty-backed nightingale-thrush (Catharus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Widespread but shy and difficult to see, this species inhabits dense thickets and understory of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Measuring 17 cm (6.7 in), the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush has a dark grey back and head, medium grey throat and belly, and light grey belly. These are contrasted by bright orange legs, bill, and eye ring. The iris is light-coloured, which is distinctive amongst similar nightingale-thrushes. The similar sooty thrush is much larger, lacks the whitish belly, and does not overlap the slaty-backed nightingale-thrush's range.

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References

Slaty-backed nightingale-thrush Wikipedia