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Rufous-backed Robin

Turdus rufopalliatus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) detroitredwinged, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.

Mexico	9,663
United States	9,578
Arizona	6,513
Jalisco	1,895
California	1,231
Oaxaca	1,210
Nevada	796
Sinaloa	552
Michoacan de Ocampo	521
Mexico	518

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Group and habits

Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Chordates · Chordata
Class	Birds · Aves
Order	Perching Birds · Passeriformes
Family	Thrushes · Turdidae
Genus	Typical Thrushes · Turdus

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Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
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Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
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