Myadestes
Genus of birds
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Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the thrush family, Turdidae.
| Myadestes | |
|---|---|
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| Puaiohi (M. palmeri) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Turdidae |
| Subfamily: | Myadestinae |
| Genus: | Myadestes Swainson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838 | |
| Species | |
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They are found in the Americas and Hawaiʻi, where several island species have become extinct.
Taxonomy
The genus Myadestes was introduced in 1838 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, the rufous-throated solitaire, which is therefore the type species of the genus.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mua meaning "fly" and edestēs meaning "eater".[3]
The genus contains 13 species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown-backed solitaire
|
Myadestes occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 |
northwest Mexico to Honduras |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Slate-colored solitaire
|
Myadestes unicolor Sclater, PL, 1857 |
south Mexico to Nicaragua |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Townsend's solitaire
|
Myadestes townsendi (Audubon, 1838) |
west Canada to central Mexico |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| †Kamao
|
Myadestes myadestinus (Stejneger, 1887) |
Kauai (Hawaiian Islands, extinct) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
|
| †Amaui | Myadestes woahensis (Bloxam, A, 1899) |
Oahu (Hawaiian Islands, extinct) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
|
| Puaiohi
|
Myadestes palmeri (Rothschild, 1893) |
Kauai (Hawaiian Islands) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
|
| Oloma'o
|
Myadestes lanaiensis (Wilson, SB, 1891) |
Hawaiian Islands |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
|
| ʻŌmaʻo
|
Myadestes obscurus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) |
Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands) | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Cuban solitaire
|
Myadestes elisabeth (Lembeye, 1850) |
Cuba |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Rufous-throated solitaire
|
Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838 |
West Indies |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Black-faced solitaire
|
Myadestes melanops Salvin, 1865 |
Costa Rica and Panama |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Varied solitaire
|
Myadestes coloratus Nelson, 1912 |
Panama |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Andean solitaire
|
Myadestes ralloides (d'Orbigny, 1840) |
north Venezuela to west Bolivia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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