Rufous-brown Solitaire (Cichlopsis leucogenys)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Turdidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador


Identification & Behavior: ~20.5 cm (8 in). The Rufous-Brown Solitaire is mostly rufous with brown lower breast and belly. It has an orange mandible. It is very local and poorly known in Peru. It is similar to Andean Solitaire but is larger and uniformly colored. Also, see White-eared Solitaire.

Status: The Rufous-Brown Solitaire is rare and poorly known in only a few known locations in central Peru. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Br.

Name in Spanish: Solitario Rufo-Marrón.

Sub-species: Rufous-brown Solitaire (Cichlopsis leucogenys peruviana), Hellmayr, 1930.

Meaning of Name: Cichlopsis: Gr. kikhle= thrush and opsis= appearance. leucogenys: Gr. leukos= white and genus, genuos= jaw, chin, cheek.

See more of the Family Turdidae  peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.