Yellow-throated Nightingale-thrush
The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush or Gould's nightingale-thrush (''Catharus dryas'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae native to Central America. It was first described in 1855 by English ornithologist John Gould. Taxonomy and systematics In 1878, the Sclater's nightingale-thrush (''Catharus maculatus'') was categorized as a subspecies of ''Catharus dryas'' based on the similar plumage. In 2017, a study showed that ''Catharus maculatus'' was not a subspecies of ''Catharus dryas'', but a separate species of Spotted nightingale-thrush. The publication cited DNA sequencing, vocal data, and modeling of ecological niches as evidence that the two organisms were, in fact, different species. Subspecies Three subspecies are recognised: * ''C. d. harrisoni'' - Phillips, AR & Rook, 1965: Found in Oaxaca (south-western Mexico) * ''C. d. ovandensis'' - Brodkorb, 1938: Found in Chiapas (south-western Mexico) * ''C. d. dryas'' - (Gould, 1855): Found in western Guatemala, El ...
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John Gould
John Gould (; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, ''On the Origin of Species''. Early life Gould was born in Lyme Regis, the first son of a gardener. Both father and son probably had little education. After working on Dowager Lady Poulett's glass house, his father obtained a position on an estate near Guildford, Surrey, and then in 1818, Gould Snr became foreman in the Royal Gardens of Windsor. Gould then be ...
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