---
title: "Drozdek rdzawy"
description: "Catharus occidentalis — Ptaki. The russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/russet-nightingale-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Drozdek rdzawy

> Catharus occidentalis — Ptaki. The russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies.

- Scientific name: *Catharus occidentalis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 762
- Wikidata: [Q338246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338246)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12877](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12877)

## Names

- en: Russet Nightingale-Thrush
- de: Braunkopfmusendrossel
- es: Zorzal mexicano
- fr: Grive roussâtre
- nl: Bruinkopdwerglijster
- pl: Drozdek rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (597)

## Summary

The russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is endemic to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet_nightingale-thrush

## Photo

![Drozdek rdzawy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-nightingale-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/373973434

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-nightingale-thrush?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).