NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Russet Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus occidentalis P. L. Sclater, 1859
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Catharus occidentalis P. L. Sclater, 1859
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1859
- Common name
- Russet Nightingale-Thrush
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Catharus
- 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
- genusCatharus Bonaparte, 1850
- speciesCatharus occidentalis P. L. Sclater, 1859
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Catharus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| VeeryCatharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostris Salvin, 1865 | 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.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1859). A Synopsis of the Thrushes (Turdidae) of the New World. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 27. 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:5XG4C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.