Rufous-throated solitaire
| Rufous-throated solitaire | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Genus: | Myadestes |
| Species: | M. genibarbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838 | |
The rufous-throated solitaire (Myadestes genibarbis) is a species of bird placed in the family Turdidae. It is found on Dominica, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The bird is nicknamed the siffleur montagne (or mountain whistler) in Dominica;[2] a local folk group of the early 1970s, the Siffleur Montagne Chorale, named themselves after it.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The subspecies M. g. sibilans is sometimes considered a full species, the Saint Vincent solitaire Myadestes sibilans Lawrence, 1878.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Myadestes genibarbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Flora & Fauna of Dominica". A Virtual Dominica. Delphis DM. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ Dominica: Nature Island of the Caribbean. Hansib. 1989. p. 315. ISBN 1-87051-817-9. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
The tunes are very melodious and this has prompted a local chorale (The Siffleur Montagne Chorale) to adopt its name.
- ↑ Honychurch, Lennox; Caudeiron, Mabel Cissie (1982). Our Island Culture. Dominica Cultural Council. p. 51. OCLC 28259054. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
The Siffleur Montagne Chorale produced two longplaying records of folksongs in the early 1970s.
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