TURDIDAE of The World
Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. Most species are gray or brown in color, often with speckled underparts. Even if the adults do not have these speckles, the juveniles often will. They are insectivorous, but most species also eat worms, snails, and fruit. Thrushes build cup-shaped nests, sometimes lining them with mud. They lay two to five speckled eggs, sometimes laying two or more clutches per year. Both parents help in raising the young. The songs of some species are considered to be among the most beautiful in the avian world.
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
[abstracted from Wikipedia]
Nightingale-Thrushes
Order Passeriformes Family Turdidae
The Nightingale-thrushes are mostly insectivorous or omnivorous thrushes of The Americas. Their eyes seem large compared with the rest of their small body.Their closest relative is the Wood Thrush.
Genus Catharus
Thrush, Bicknell's Catharus bicknelli Found: North America (eastern)
Similar to: Gray-cheeked Thrush. Bicknell's Thrush only appears in the eastern part of North America while the Gray-cheeked thrush is much more wide spread.
1) Chicks 2) Juvenile 3) Adult
Thrush, Black-billed Nightingale- Catharus gracilirostris Found: Central America
Photographed by: Jerry Oldenettel - Mirador de Quetzals, Costa Rica
Thrush, Black-headed Nightingale- Catharus mexicanus Found: Costa Rica, Guatemala
Photographed by: Michael Woodruff
Thrush, Gray-cheeked Catharus minimus Found: The Americas, Europe, Asia
Similar to: Bicknell's Thrush. Bicknell's Thrush only appears in the eastern part of North America while the Gray-cheeked thrush is much more wide spread.
Similar to: Hermit Thrush. The Hermit Thrush has a reddish tail, the Gray-cheecked Thrush does not.
Similar to: Hermit Thrush. The Hermit Thrush has a reddish tail, the Gray-cheecked Thrush does not.
3) This photo was taken in New Mexico and beyond Bicknell's Thrush range.
Thrush, Hermit Catharus guttatus Found: North America
Similar to: Gray-cheeked Thrush. The Hermit Thrush has a reddish tail, the Gray-cheecked Thrush does not. Quoting The Sibley Guide to Books: The Hermit Thrush "is the only spotted thrush likely to be encountered in North America Nov. - March".
3) Bhardwaj Shanthanu - Chicago, Illinois 4) Ed Gaillard 5) Dick Daniels - California
Thrush, Ruddy-capped Nightingale- Catharus frantzii Found: Central America
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony
Thrush, Spotted Nightingale- Catharus dryas Found: South America
Photographed by: Ana Agreda of the US Geological Survey
Thrush, Swainson's also Olive-backed Thrush Catharus ustulatus Found: The Americas
Similar to: Veery Thrush. The Veery has lighter spots and also fewer spots than does Swainson's Thrush. Swainson's Thrush has a more distinct eye-ring.
Veery Catharus fuscescens Found: The Americas
Similar to: Swainson's Thrush. The Veery has lighter spots and also fewer spots than does Swainson's Thrush. Swainson's Thrush has a more distinct eye-ring.
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