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08-DEC-2012 Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Rufous-brown Solitaire ?

Cichlopsis leucogenys gularis

Really not sure about this identification. Rufous-brown Solitaire is a threatened species that is rare and local with patchy distribution in South America. Sigrist indicates that it occurs in Atlantic Rain Forest but does not include it in the region in his distribution maps in Avifauna Brasiliera. Apparently the "gularis" subspecies of Venezuela is paler on the breast and throat, but still not as pale as this bird. So then what is this bird? The bill appears long for a solitaire, but apparently solitaires in this genus do have longer bills, and they do perch more like Turdus species (less upright). Other solutions to this identity crisis are welcome.

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Nick Komar30-Jul-2013 15:46
Brad Davis, ebird reviewer, points out that this would be a tanager species in the genus Hemithraupis, probably Yellow-backed Tanager (female). Thanks, Brad.