Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Thrushes
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Catharus, Hylocichla, Ixoreus, Ridgwayia
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
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There are eight types of thrushes including the native and vagrant species that have been seen in North America. This does not include other bird species such as the
bluebirds, robins, fieldfare, Veery and Solitaire, who are all members of the thrush family. Thrushes most often prefer dense and moist forest areas where their
sweet melodies can be heard but the bird itself is seldom seen.
Thrushes are long distance flyers and migrate from North America into South America in the colder seasons. From the wide range
of the Hermit Thrush and the Swainson's Thrush to the very local areas of the Bicknell's Thrush, who prefers the higher altitude of
the eastern mountains of the Maritime provinces of Canada and
the northeastern states of the USA. The Wood Thrush lives in the eastern states and the southeastern parts of Canada.
Then, there are the two most northern species, the Gray-cheeked Thrush, who has a range across all of northern
Canada and the Varied Thrush, with a range from Alaska into the southern Rockies. The Aztec Thrush
and the Red-legged Thrush are vagrants who inhabit Mexico, Central America and the islands of the Caribbean and
are sometimes seen in the southern regions of the USA.
References to Other Bird Sites:
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains
official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of
water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be
aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species
that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
Classic Collection of North American Birds
CCNAB