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Brown-backed Solitaire
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Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
The brown-backed solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis or "Western fly-eater") is considered a thrush and is placed in the family Turdidae. It is a medium-sized bird about 21 centimeters (8 inches) long. It is a mostly grayish bird with brown flight feathers (hence the "brown back" when it is perched), a white eye ring and white retrice (tail) feathers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12949.