Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
Summary 2
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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- (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/3756236751
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myadestes_occidentalis
