Myadestes
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Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the thrush family Turdidae.
They are found in the Americas and Hawaii, where several island species have become extinct.
[edit] Species in taxonomic order
- Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
- Brown-backed Solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis
- Cuban Solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth
- Rufous-throated Solitaire, Myadestes genibarbis
- Black-faced Solitaire, Myadestes melanops
- Varied Solitaire, Myadestes coloratus
- Slate-colored Solitaire, Myadestes unicolor
- Andean Solitaire, Myadestes ralloides
- Kāmaʻo, Myadestes myadestinus - extinct (1990s?)
- Olomaʻo, Myadestes lanaiensis rutha - probably extinct (1980s?)
- Lanai Oloma'o, Myadestes lanaiensis lanaiensis - extinct (1931-1933)
- ʻŌmaʻo, Myadestes obscurus
- Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri
- ʻĀmaui, Myadestes woahensis - extinct (1850s)
