The solitaires are medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genera Myadestes, Cichlopsis and Entomodestes of the thrush family Turdidae.
Taxonomy Although all three genera of solitaires are morphologically similar, genetic studies have indicated that they are not particularly closely related. The genus Myadestes is in the basal clade of the family Turdidae, along with the genera Sialia (the bluebirds) and Neocossyphus (African ant-thrushes).
Species list Thrushes in three genera are called "solitaires": Genus Myadestes 12 species, including 1 now extinct, found in Hawaii, the Americas and the Caribbean Ōmao, Myadestes obscurus kāmao, Myadestes myadestinus Olomao, Myadestes lanaiensis Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Brown-backed solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis Cuban solitaire, Myadestes elisabeth Rufous-throated solitaire, Myadestes genibarbis Black-faced solitaire, Myadestes melanops Varied solitaire, Myadestes coloratus Andean solitaire, Myadestes ralloides Slate-colored solitaire, Myadestes unicolor
Genus Cichlopsis: 1 species, found to South America Rufous-brown solitaire, Cichlopsis leucogenys
Genus Entomodestes: 2 species, found in South America White-eared solitaire, Entomodestes leucotis Black solitaire, Entomodestes coracinus
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