Myadestes obscurus obscurus (Brown-Backed Solitaire)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

'oma'o, Brown-Backed Solitaire, Hawaiian Thrush, Oma'o, Omao

Common Names in French:

Solitaire D'hawaï

Common Names in German:

Hawaiiklarino

Common Names in Hawaiian:

'oma'o, Oímaío

Common Names in Japanese:

ノドジロヒトリツグミ

Description

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Family Muscicapidae

A large Family of small passerine insectivores with weak songs and harsh calls . Nests are often cups in trees and hedges .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Muscicapoidea ()
        Family: Muscicapidae () - Old World Flycatchers
        Genus: Myadestes ()
        Specific name: obscurus
        Subspecies: obscurus
        Scientific name: - Myadestes obscurus obscurus

Unambiguous Synonyms

Myadestes obscurus (Gmelin) 1789
Myadestes obscurus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Myadestes

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 44 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. coloratus (Varied Solitaire) · M. coloratus coloratus (Varied Solitaire) · M. elisabeth (Cuban Solitaire) · M. elisabeth elisabeth (Cuban Solitaire) · M. elisabeth retrusus · M. genibarbis (Rufous-Throated Solitaire) · M. genibarbis dominicanus · M. genibarbis genibarbis (Rufous-Throated Solitaire) · M. genibarbis montanus · M. genibarbis sanctaeluciae · M. genibarbis sibilans · M. genibarbis solitarius · M. lanaiensis (Hawaiian Thrush) · M. lanaiensis lanaiensis (Hawaiian Thrush) · M. lanaiensis rutha (Molokai Thrush) · M. leucogenys (Rufous-Brown Solitaire) · M. leucogenys leucogenys (Rufous-Brown Solitaire) · M. melanops (Black-Faced Solitaire) · M. myadestinus (Large Kauai Thrush) · M. oahensis (Amaui) · M. oahuensis · M. obscurus (Brown-Backed Solitaire) · M. obscurus obscurus (Brown-Backed Solitaire) · M. obscurus occidentalis · M. obscurus rutha · M. occidentalis (Brown-Backed Solitaire) · M. occidentalis orientalis · M. palmeri (Small Kauai Thrush) · M. ralloides (Andean Solitaire) · M. ralloides candelae · M. ralloides melanops · M. ralloides plumbeiceps · M. ralloides ralloides (Andean Solitaire) · M. ralloides venezuelensis · M. solitarius · M. townsendi (Townsend's Fly-Catching Thrush) · M. townsendii · M. townsendi calophonus · M. townsendi townsendi (Townsend's Fly-Catching Thrush) · M. towsendi · M. unicolor (Slate-Coloured Solitaire) · M. unicolor pallens · M. unicolor unicolor (Slate-Coloured Solitaire) · M. woahensis (Amaui)

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3847752
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2519075