Speckled Nightingale-Thrush

The speckled nightingale-thrush or Sclater's nightingale-thrush (Catharus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia. == Taxonomy and systematics == What is now the speckled nightingale-thrush was originally described by Philip Sclater in 1858 as Malacocichla maculatus. In 1859 Sclater reassigned it to its present genus Catharus. In 1879 some authors advocated including it as a subspecies within Cantharus dryas; the combined species was later called the "spotted nightingale-thrush". Following a study of the species' vocalizations published in 2017, taxonomic systems began separating them. C. dryas was renamed the yellow-throated nightingale-thrush. The speckled nightingale-thrush has two subspecies, the nominate C. m. maculatus (Sclater, PL, 1858) and C. m. blakei (Olrog, 1973). == Description == The speckled nightingale-thrush is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 36 to 44 g (1.3 to 1.6 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a mostly black head with an orange eye-ring. Their upperparts are dark olive. Their throat, breast, and belly are deep apricot-yellow heavy with dusky spots and their flanks grayish. Adult females are dark grayish on the back of their crown and…