Rosy thrush-tanager

The rosy thrush-tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea) or rose-breasted thrush-tanager is a species of bird in its own family, Rhodinocichlidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela.

The rosy thrush-tanager is 19 to 21.5 cm (7.5 to 8.5 in) long and weighs about 43 to 52 g (1.5 to 1.8 oz). It is a slim bird with a wide rounded tail and a long decurved bill. With these characteristics it resembles a mockingbird or thrasher (Mimidae). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies R. r. rosea have rosy red lores that become a white supercilium that extends well past the eye. Their crown, face, nape, back, rump, wings, and tail are dark gray to blackish gray. Their throat and central breast and belly are rosy red. The sides of their breast and belly and their flanks are blackish gray. Adult females have a similar pattern to the male's. However, the male's rosy red areas are deep cinnamon, rufus orange, or tawny, and their upperparts are paler than the male's.

The other subspecies of the rosy thrush-tanager differ from the nominate and each other thus:

R. r. schistacea: longer wings and tail than nominate; both sexes have medium gray upperparts

R. r. eximia: both sexes have blackish upperparts

R. r. harterti: shorter wings and tail than nominate; both sexes have a smaller supercilium than the nominate and medium gray upperparts

R. r. beebei: shorter wings and tail than nominate; males have a smaller supercilium than the nominate; both sexes have medium gray upperparts

Both sexes of all subspecies have a brown iris, a black maxilla, a pale horn-gray mandible, and dark grayish brown legs and feet. The maxilla and mandible have varying amounts of yellow, even among individuals of a subspecies.