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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Rosy thrush-tanager
| image = Rosy Thrush-Tanager (40717613441).jpg
| image_caption = Male in Panama
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Rhodinocichla rosea'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22722313A132151923 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22722313A132151923.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| grandparent_authority = Ridgway, 1902
| genus = Rhodinocichla
| parent_authority = Hartlaub, 1853
| display_parents = 3
| species = rosea
| authority = (Lesson, 1832)
| range_map = Rhodinocichla rosea map.svg
}}

The '''rosy thrush-tanager''' ('''''Rhodinocichla rosea''''') or '''rose-breasted thrush-tanager''' is a species of [[Biology:Bird|bird]] in the currently monotypic genus '''''Rhodinocichla'''''. It was formerly assigned to the family [[Biology:Thraupidae|Thraupidae]] and more recently viewed as being of uncertain placement;<ref name = "ITIS"/> a 2015 molecular study places it closest to the [[Biology:Calcariidae|Calcariidae]].<ref name="Barker2015">{{cite journal|last1=Barker|first1=F. K.|last2=Burns|first2=K. J.|last3=Klicka|first3=J.|last4=Lanyon|first4=S. M.|last5=Lovette|first5=I. J.|title=New insights into New World biogeography: An integrated view from the phylogeny of blackbirds, cardinals, sparrows, tanagers, warblers, and allies|journal=The Auk|volume=132|issue=2|date=April 2015|pages=333–348|doi=10.1642/AUK-14-110.1|s2cid=53058340}} (see Fig. 1, 3rd panel)</ref> Found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, its natural [[Earth:Habitat|habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry [[Earth:Forest|forest]]s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.<ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021" />

==Description==
The rosy thrush-tanager is about {{convert|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long. The male is a distinctive bird with a long streak above the eye, pink in front of the eye and white behind. The upper parts are dark, brownish-black, the flanks are dusky grey and the underparts magenta, as is the leading edge of the wing. The female is generally similar to the male but the rosy-magenta is replaced by a deep ochre colour. The beak is long and slightly curved, resembling that of a [[Biology:Mimid|mimid]].<ref name=Ridgely1989>{{cite book|author1= Ridgely, Robert S.|author2= Guy, Tudor|title=The Birds of South America: Volume 1: The Oscine Passerines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tRBb15pk4w0C&pg=PA317 |year=1989 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-0-292-70756-6 |page=317}}</ref>

==Distribution and habitat==
The distribution in Central America and northern South America includes Mexico, Costa Rica, northern Venezuela and northern Colombia. Typical habitat is thick undergrowth in deciduous forests, secondary woodland, thickets and scrubland. It most frequently occurs in the mountain foothills at altitudes varying between {{convert|500|and|1500|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Ridgely1989/>

==Ecology==
The rosy thrush-tanager usually occurs singly or in pairs. It flits among low undergrowth or hops along on the ground, turning over the leaf litter with its beak. It is a shy, rather furtive bird and difficult to observe. It does, however, respond well if a recording of its voice is played to it; its song is a rich succession of clear notes, and is sometimes sung in duet, two birds alternating in its production. It is the only tanager known to sing in this way.<ref name=Ridgely1989/> The diet is a mixture of animal and vegetable matter. Breeding is reported to take place in July in Mexico and between January and September in Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbw.com/node/61851 |title= Rosy Thrush-tanager (''Rhodinocichla rosea'') |author=Hilty, S. |year=2011 |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |publisher=Lynx Edicions, Barcelona |access-date=2015-08-30}}</ref>

==Status==
''R. rosea'' has a wide range and is estimated by Partners in Flight to have a total population of fewer than 50,000 individuals. However, the population seems to be stable and the [[Organization:International Union for Conservation of Nature|International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has assessed its conservation status as being of "[[Biology:Least-concern species|least concern]]".<ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021" />

==References==
{{Reflist |refs =
<ref name = "ITIS">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=558176
| title = ITIS Report: ''Rhodinocichla''
| access-date = 5 August 2014
| publisher = [[Biology:Integrated Taxonomic Information System|Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] }}
</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Passeroidea|rosy thrush-tanager]]

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