- Ixoreus naevius
Zoothera naevia
Identification
21·5–24 cm (8½-9½ in)
- Dark grey upperparts
- Orange supercilium
- Dark grey stripe through the eye
- Two orange wing bars
- Wide band across rusty breast
- Black in male
- Gray in female
- White under tail
- Brown legs and feet
Immature
- Breastband imperfect or speckled
- Rusty wash
Similar Species
The morph and behavior are very similar to the closely related American Robin, but the coloration is distinctive.
Distribution
Western North America from Alaska to northern California.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- I. n. naevius:
- South East Alaska to coastal north-western California; winters to southern California
- I. n. meruloides:
- I. n. carlottae:
- Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada)
Habitat
Mature forests with a closed canopy, prefers wet coniferous or mixed forests for breeding. Winters in parks, gardens as well as forests.
Behaviour
Diet
They mainly feed on or near the ground; their diet consists mostly of invertebrates in the spring and summer, changing to fruit, berries and mast in the autumn and winter.
Breeding
The nest is placed in a tree. The clutch contains 2-5 eggs. There may be a second brood.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Varied Thrush. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Varied_Thrush
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
