Catharus

Belongs within: Turdidae.

Catharus, nightingale thrushes, is a genus of thrushes widespread across the Americas.

<==Catharus
    |  i. s.: C. griseiceps Salvin 1866S66
    |         C. maculatus Sclater 1858S66
    |         C. melpomene (Cab. 1850)S66
    |--+--+--C. aurantiirostris (Hartl. 1850)BKB15, S66 [incl. C. immaculatusS66]
    |  |  |    |--C. a. aurantiirostrisFS55
    |  |  |    `--C. a. bangsiFS55
    |  |  `--C. mexicanusBKB15
    |  `--+--C. dryas (Gould 1854)BKB15, S66
    |     `--C. fuscater (Lafr. 1845)BKB15, S66
    `--+--C. ustulatusBKB15
       `--+--+--C. guttatusBKB15 [=Hylocichla guttataFP64]
          |  `--C. occidentalis Sclater 1859BKB15, S66
          `--+--C. gracilirostris Salvin 1864BKB15, S66
             `--+--C. frantzii Cab. 1860BKB15, S66
                `--+--C. bicknelliBKB15
                   `--+--C. fuscescensBKB15
                      `--C. minimusBKB15

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[BKB15] Burleigh, J. G., R. T. Kimball & E. L. Braun. 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 53–63.

[FS55] Felten, H., & J. Steinbacher. 1955. Zur Vogelfauna von El Salvador. Senckenbergiana Biologica 36 (1–2): 9–19.

[FP64] Fisher, J., & R. T. Peterson. 1964. The World of Birds: A comprehensive guide to general ornithology. Macdonald: London.

[S66] Salvin, O. 1866. Descriptions of eight new species of birds from Veragua. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 67–76.