Solitaire (bird)

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iSolitaires
Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
Genera
Myadestes Cichlopsis Entomodestes

For other uses, see Solitaire (disambiguation)

The Solitaires are medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera Myadestes, Cichlopsis and Entomodestes of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are species of the Americas and Hawaii; especially in the latter part of their range, several island populations have gone extinct.

Species list:

• Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
• Brown-backed Solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis
• Cuban Solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth
  • Pines Solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth retrusus - probably extinct (late 1930s, or 1970s?)
• Rufous-throated Solitaire, Myadestes genibarbis
• Black-faced Solitaire, Myadestes melanops
• Varied Solitaire, Myadestes coloratus
• Slate-colored Solitaire, Myadestes unicolor
• Andean Solitaire, Myadestes ralloides
• Kāmaʻo, Myadestes myadestinus - extinct (1990s)
• Olomaʻo, Myadestes lanaiensis - probably extinct (1980s?)
• ʻŌmaʻo, Myadestes obscurus
• Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri
• ʻĀmaui, Myadestes woahensis - extinct (mid-19th century)

• Rufous-brown Solitaire, Cichlopsis leucogenys

• White-eared Solitaire, Entomodestes leucotis
• Black Solitaire, Entomodestes coracinus