Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae (Thrushes)  
Genus: Catharus (6 species, 13 worldwide)


Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris)
Jardin Botanico Lankaster, Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Stays deep in dense brush. May be found in small forest fragments (in cities for example).

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii frantzii)
Poas Volcano Lodge, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Veery
Veery (Catharus fuscescens fuscescens)
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States  
   
Photograph by Kelly Colgan Azar     Copyright and usage info

Northern migrant.

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus mexicanus carrikeri)
Canopy San Luis, Los Angeles de San Ramon, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Grey-cheeked Thrush
Grey-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note partial eye-ring vs. the much more common [Swainson's Thrush].
Note white and not buff throat seen on [Swainson's Thrush].

Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note full eye-ring vs. the much less common [Grey-cheeked Thrush]. Found on forest floor as well as the canopy.
From front showing spots.


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