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Rufous-throated Solitaire
Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The rufous-throated solitaire (Myadestes genibarbis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes. It is found Jamaica, Hispaniola, and in the Lesser Antilles islands of Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent.
Wikipedia contributors, Rufous-throated solitaire; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:02:31.684687+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838
- Name authority
- Swainson, 1838
- Common name
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Myadestes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusMyadestes Swainson, 1838
- speciesMyadestes genibarbis Swainson, 1838
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myadestes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oloma'oMyadestes lanaiensis (S. B. Wilson, 1891) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 'Oma'oMyadestes obscurus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-backed SolitaireMyadestes occidentalis Stejneger, 1882 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| AmauiMyadestes woahensis (A. Bloxam, 1899) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| KamaoMyadestes myadestinus (Stejneger, 1887) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Varied SolitaireMyadestes coloratus Nelson, 1912 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cuban SolitaireMyadestes elisabeth (Lembeye, 1850) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced SolitaireMyadestes melanops Salvin, 1865 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| PuaiohiMyadestes palmeri (Rothschild, 1893) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean SolitaireMyadestes ralloides (d'Orbigny, 1840) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi (Audubon, 1838) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slate-colored SolitaireMyadestes unicolor P. L. Sclater, 1857 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Swainson, & William John. (1838). The natural arrangement and relations of the family of flycatchers, or Muscicapidae. The Naturalist’s Library, Vol. 13. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44RLR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.