Check List 21(5): 818-823, doi: 10.15560/21.5.818

First documented record of Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) (Passeriformes, Turdidae) in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil

Carlos Nei Ortúzar-Ferreira^‡, Gustavo Azevedo Quintanilha^‡, Leandro Dorna-Santos^‡, Mariana de Souza Oliveira^‡, Bruno Pereira Berto^‡

‡ Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil

Corresponding author: Bruno Pereira Berto ( berto.ufrrj@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Caio J. Carlos

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Citation: Ortúzar-Ferreira CN, Quintanilha GA, Dorna-Santos L, Oliveira MS, Berto BP (2025) First documented record of Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) (Passeriformes, Turdidae) in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil. Check List 21(5): 818-823. https://doi.org/10.15560/21.5.818

Abstract

Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817), Veery, is a Nearctic–Tropical migrant that winters mainly in Brazilian Amazonia and Cerrado. In the Atlantic Forest of the southeastern region of Brazil, it is frequently recorded in São Paulo and Minas Gerais states, but remains undocumented from Rio de Janeiro. We report the first confirmed record of C. fuscescens in Rio de Janeiro, based on a banded specimen (F7817) captured on Marambaia Island, Mangaratiba. This finding contributes to the understanding of the species’ distribution and migratory routes and supports conservation strategies in southeastern Brazil.

Keywords

Biogeography, birds, migration, ornithology, range extension, Veery