Muse thrushes

Muse thrushes
	Hermit Thrush ( Catharus guttatus )
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily :	Muscicapoidea
Family :	Thrushes (Turdidae)
Subfamily :	Turdinae
Genre :	Muse thrushes
Scientific name
	Catharus
	Bonaparte , 1850

The catharus or Nachtigall chokes ( Catharus ) are a genus from the family of the chokes (Turdidae), the twelve types found in North, Central and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek καθαρός (katharós = pure), which refers to the unspotted plumage of the type species , the golden-billed muse thrush ( Catharus aurantiirostris ). These are mostly hidden birds that are known for their pleasant song.

features

The muse thrushes are inconspicuous, darkly colored birds. Some species have a black cap. The belly of most species is light with dark spots. The outermost wings of the wings are long.

distribution

All species overwinter in tropical Central and South America from Mexico to Peru. The Bicknell's thrush ( Catharus bicknelli ), Wilson's throttle ( Catharus fuscescens ), the Gray-cheeked thrush ( Catharus minimus ), the Hermit throttle ( Catharus guttata ) and the dwarf throttle ( Catharus ustulatus ) are migratory, which pull to breed to North America and occasionally as mistakenly find their way also occur in Europe. The other species are tropical resident birds .

Systematics

The genus includes twelve species:

Golden-beaked muse thrush ( Catharus aurantiirostris )
Bicknell's Thrush ( Catharus bicknelli )

Drip-breasted muse thrush ( Catharus dryas )

Mountain musk thrush ( Catharus frantzii )

Gray-backed muse thrush ( Catharus fuscater )

Wilson's thrush ( Catharus fuscescens )

Gray-throated Musendrossel ( Catharus gracilirostris )

Hermit Thrush ( Catharus guttatus )

Black-headed Muse thrush ( Catharus mexicanus )

Gray-cheeked thrush ( Catharus minimus )

Brown-headed muse thrush ( Catharus occidentalis )

Little Thrush ( Catharus ustulatus )

Cladogram

The following cladogram results from mtDNA analyzes for the genus:

Muse thrushes ( Catharus )

	Wilson's thrush ( Catharus fuscescens )

	Gray-cheeked thrush ( Catharus minimus )

Bicknell's Thrush ( Catharus bicknelli )

Mountain musk thrush ( Catharus frantzii )

	Brown-headed muse thrush ( Catharus occidentalis )

	Hermit Thrush ( Catharus guttatus )

Gray-throated Musendrossel ( Catharus gracilirostris )

Little Thrush ( Catharus ustulatus )

	Black-headed Muse thrush ( Catharus mexicanus )

	Gray-backed muse thrush ( Catharus fuscater )

	Drip-breasted muse thrush ( Catharus dryas )

	Golden-beaked muse thrush ( Catharus aurantiirostris )

Individual evidence

↑ Joel Ellis Holloway: Dictionary of birds of the United States: scientific and common names . Timber Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-88192-600-2 , pp. 59 .
^ ^A ^b Jason A. Mobley: Birds of the World . Marshall Cavendish, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7614-7775-4 , pp. 653-661 .
↑ ^a ^b Bernhard Grzimek (Ed.): Grzimeks Tierleben, Volume 9, Vögel 3 . Kindler, Zurich 1970, p. 287 .
^ ^A ^b John C. Avise, Trudy H. Nicholson: Evolutionary pathways in nature: a phylogenetic approach . Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-521-85753-6 , pp. 130-131 .

Web links

Commons : Musendrosseln ( Catharus ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Joel Ellis Holloway: Dictionary of birds of the United States: scientific and common names . Timber Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-88192-600-2 , pp. 59 .

[World-2] A ^b Jason A. Mobley: Birds of the World . Marshall Cavendish, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7614-7775-4 , pp. 653-661 .

[Grzimek-3] Bernhard Grzimek (Ed.): Grzimeks Tierleben, Volume 9, Vögel 3 . Kindler, Zurich 1970, p. 287 .

[Evolution-4] A ^b John C. Avise, Trudy H. Nicholson: Evolutionary pathways in nature: a phylogenetic approach . Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-521-85753-6 , pp. 130-131 .