The solitaires are medium-sized mostly

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Myadestes ''Myadestes'' is a genus of Solitaire (bird), solitaires, medium-sized mostly Insectivore, insectivorous birds in the thrush (bird), thrush family, Turdidae. They are found in the Americas and Hawaii, Hawaii, where several island species have be ...

'', '' Cichlopsis'' and '' Entomodestes'' of the

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Taxonomy

Although all three genera of solitaires are morphologically similar, genetic studies have indicated that they are not particularly closely related. The genus ''Myadestes'' is in the

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of the family Turdidae, along with the genera '' Sialia'' (the bluebirds) and '' Neocossyphus'' (African ant-thrushes).

Species list

Thrushes in three genera are called "solitaires": * Genus ''

'' 12 species, including 1 now extinct, found in Hawaii, the Americas and the Caribbean ** Ōmao, ''Myadestes obscurus'' ** kāmao, ''Myadestes myadestinus'' ** Olomao, ''Myadestes lanaiensis'' ** Puaiohi, ''Myadestes palmeri'' **

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, ''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'' ** Andean solitaire, ''Myadestes ralloides'' ** Slate-colored solitaire, ''Myadestes unicolor'' * Genus '' Cichlopsis'': 1 species, found to South America ** Rufous-brown solitaire, ''Cichlopsis leucogenys'' * Genus '' Entomodestes'': 2 species, found in South America ** White-eared solitaire, ''Entomodestes leucotis'' ** Black solitaire, ''Entomodestes coracinus''

References

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