iWood Thrush
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Hylocichla Baird, 1864 Species: H. mustelina
Binomial name
Hylocichla mustelina (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
Catharus mustelinus Wood Thrush public domain from USFWS File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Xenoturbellida Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Ectoprocta Bryozoa... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Aves redirects here. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748 - November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist and botanist. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. ...

The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a medium-sized thrush, the only member of the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to the typical American thrushes of the genus Catharus. It is sometimes merged into Catharus and was considered close to the long-distance migrant species of that genus, as opposed to the generally resident nightingale-thrushes, but this has been shown to be erroneous (Winker & Pruett, 2006). Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... species See list Catharus is a genus of birds in the thrush family Turdidae. ... Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Many species of birds undertake seasonal journeys of various lengths, a phenomenon known as Bird migration. ...

The adult is 18.5 cm long and weighs 48 g. It is mainly brown on the upperparts, and rusty brown on the crown, nape and upper back. The underparts are white with black spots. It has a white eye ring and pink legs. It has a rich multi-part flute-like song.

The breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across eastern North America. The nest is a cup in a fork or on a tree branch relatively close to the ground. Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Wood Thrushes migrate to southern Mexico and Central America. They occur in western Europe only as extremely rare vagrants. Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Many species of birds undertake seasonal journeys of various lengths, a phenomenon known as Bird migration. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

They mainly forage on the forest floor, flipping leaves to uncover insects. They eat insects and berries.

This bird's breeding range has expanded northward, displacing the Veery and Hermit Thrush in some locations. In recent times, as a result of fragmentation of forests, it has been increasingly exposed to nest parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds, as well as loss of habitat in the winter range. Binomial name Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small thrush. ... Binomial name Catharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) The Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus, is a medium-sized thrush. ... An edge effect is the effect of the juxtaposition of contrasting environments on an ecosystem. ... Binomial name Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small icterid. ...

The Wood Thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Hylocichla mustelina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

• Stiles, F. Gary & Skutch, Alexander Frank (1989): A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Comistock, Ithaca. ISBN 0-8014-9600-4

• Winker, Kevin & Pruett, Christin L. (2006): Seasonal migration, speciation, and morphological convergence in the avian genus Catharus (Turdidae). Auk 123(4): 1052-1068. [Article in English with Spanish abstract] DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[1052:SMSAMC]2.0.CO;2 HTML abstract

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External Links

• Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
• Wood Thrush Information - South Dakota Birds and Birding
• Wood Thrush Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Song of Summer - incomparable music of the Wood Thrush