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Thrushes

25 Bird Species

Rufous-backed Robin

The species gets its name from its rusty-orange back and wing coverts, which contrast with the gray head, rump, and tail. The white throat has black streaks which extend onto the upper breast. The lower breast and sides are rusty-orange, as are the underwing coverts, visible in flight. The lower bell more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 37 cm

Song Thrush

Superficially suggestive of the Catharus thrushes of North America, this Eurasian thrush has plain brown upperparts, ranging from dark brown to warm brown, depending on the subspecies. May show a partial indistinct light eye ring. The underparts are whitish to buffy, with black triangular spots cover more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: cm

Swainson's Thrush

This species is distinguished from the other spotted thrushes by its bold buffy eye ring and extensive buffy wash to the face and breast. Upperparts are a uniform gray-olive (more rusty on Pacific Coast birds). The flanks are olive on eastern birds, rusty on western. more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Townsend's Solitaire

This long slender thrush is gray overall, with a white eye-ring and short dark bill. The outer tail feathers are white. The bases of the primaries and secondaries are buff, creating a buffy wing stripe visible in flight. Juveniles are darker, with buffy spots above and a scaly pattern below. more...

Length: 20 cm Wingspan: 33 cm

Varied Thrush

This robin-like species is recognized by its bold pattern and eerie song. In flight, shows bold orange wing stripe. Male: Dark blue-gray above, with an orange supercillium and an intricate pattern of orange on the wings. Underparts are pumpkin orange, with a blackish band across the breast and dark s more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 36 cm

Veery

Of all the spotted thrushes, this species typically has the least amount of spotting. Upperparts are a uniform warm reddish brown. The face is gray-brown with a thin pale eye ring. Brown streaking frames the whitish throat. The breast is buff with warm brown spotting. The belly is white and the flank more...

Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

Western Bluebird

Although the range of this species overlaps with that of Mountain Bluebird, Western Bluebird nests in more wooded habitats. Male: Dark blue overall, including entire head and throat. An area of chestnut covers the breast, and is sometimes bisected by blue. In some subspecies, chestnut extends onto sc more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 29 cm

White-throated Thrush

Large thrush that suggests an oddly-colored American Robin. Dark olive-brown upperparts, blackish-brown head, and a pale yellowish eye ring. White throat with dark streaks and white crescent on upper chest. Underparts are otherwise pale, buffy, and clay-colored. Grayish legs and bill. Similar to Clay more...

Length: 25 cm Wingspan: 40 cm

Wood Thrush

This species has a stockier build than the other spotted thrushes, with a deep belly and short tail. The crown, nape and upper back are bright rusty brown, fading to duller brown on the wings, rump, and tail. The white eye-ring and black-and-white streaked auriculars are distinctive. The bill is pale more...

Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 33 cm

Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

Salt Water

0 species

Human-altered Areas

8 species

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Clay-colored Thrush

Turdus grayi

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest