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Rufous-backed Robin (Turdus
rufopalliatus) is primarily a Mexican bird, closely
related to the familiar American Robin. It is a rare
vagrant along the southern U.S. border from Texas to
Mexico, with most sightings coming from southern AZ from
October to March. In almost 16 years in AZ I have seen them
here in 11 years, and of these encounters 10 have been from
the Boyce Thompson Arboretum
where this was photographed on October 21, 2009 in the
picnic area. Like most other sightings it was at a
Chinese Pistachio tree loaded with fruit being visited
by a variety of thrushes, thrashers, woodpeckers, and
other birds.