American Robin

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Thrush

Species of bird Video of a male robin singing The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin[2] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two...

Hermit Thrush

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Thrush

Species of bird For other uses, see Hermit Thrush (disambiguation). The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush. It is not very closely related to the other North American migrant species of Catharus, but rather to the Mexican russet...

Varied Thrush

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Thrush

Species of bird The varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ixoreus. Taxonomy The varied thrush was formally described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 under the...

Wood Thrush

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Thrush

Species of bird The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird in the family Turdidae and is the only species placed in the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across...

Veery

by | Feb 6, 2019 | Thrush

Species of bird The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli),...