Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae (Thrushes)  
Genus: Catharus (13 species)


Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris phaeopleurus)
Range: MA, SA: nw Mexico to n Colombia and c Venezuela
Sabaneta, Antioquia, Colombia
  Grey-headed race from southwest Costa Rica to north Colombia.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris)
Range: MA, SA: nw Mexico to n Colombia and c Venezuela
Jardin Botanico Lankaster, Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris aurantiirostris)
Range: MA, SA: nw Mexico to n Colombia and c Venezuela
OcaƱa, Norte de Santander, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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

Bicknell's Thrush
Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) Vulnerable
Range: NA: ne USA and se Canada
Franklin County, Maine, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.

A rare thrush that migrates from northeast United States and Canada to the Caribbean.

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas ovandensis)
Range: MA: s Mexico to nw Nicaragua
El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Brendan Ryan     Copyright and usage info

Split from the Spotted Nightingale-Thrush.

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii frantzii)
Range: MA: s Mexico to Panama
Poas Volcano Lodge, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus fuscater)
Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to n Bolivia
Reserva Santa Helena, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Veery
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Range: NA: widespread
Birch State Park, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris accentor)
Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama
Guadalupe, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Range: NA: widespread
Moxviquil, Chiapas, Mexico
  Note heavy spotting only on chest compared to Wood Thrush.
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Swainson's Thrush but note back is more reddish, less olive, and back of tail is rufous.

Speckled Nightingale-Thrush
Speckled Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus maculatus maculatus)
Range: SA: e Colombia to n Argentina
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Once called the Spotted Nightingale-Thrush, and then Gould's Nightingale-Thrush.

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus mexicanus carrikeri)
Range: MA: ec Mexico to Panama
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)
Range: PAL, NA: ne Siberia and n North America
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].

Russet Nightingale-Thrush
Russet Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus occidentalis)
Range: MA: Mexico
Reserva Chara Pinta, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Range: NA: widespread
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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