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[[Image:Wood Thrush Anahuac NWR.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />[[Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], May 2018]]
 
;[[:Category:Hylocichla|Hylocichla]] mustelina
 
;[[:Category:Hylocichla|Hylocichla]] mustelina
[[Image:17261IMG 8942-01BF.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by kegressy<br />Photo taken: Point Pelee, USA.]]
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
L. 19-21 cm (7-8")
 
L. 19-21 cm (7-8")
 
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*Chestnut-brown upperparts
*Chestnut-brown upper-parts
 
 
*White belly with large, dark brown spots
 
*White belly with large, dark brown spots
 
*White ring around dark eye
 
*White ring around dark eye
*Pink legs
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*Pink legs<br />
 
 
 
Juvenile:  
 
Juvenile:  
*Streaks on back and wings and
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*Streaks on back and wings
 
*Lighter spots
 
*Lighter spots
 
The Wood Thrush is declining in many areas in North America due to forest fragmentation. The species is being studied in Cornell University’s project, Birds in Forested Landscapes. It is also listed on the Audubon’s Watchlist.
 
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Breeding - Eastern [[North America]].  Non-breeding - The lowlands of [[Central America]].  
 
Breeding - Eastern [[North America]].  Non-breeding - The lowlands of [[Central America]].  
  
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The Wood Thrush is declining in many areas in North America due to forest fragmentation. The species is being studied in Cornell University’s project, Birds in Forested Landscapes. It is also listed on the Audubon’s Watchlist.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Found in deciduous and mixed forests, often near water.
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Found in tropical lowland deciduous, mixed forests, flooded evergreen forests and gallery forests.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
* '''Diet:''' Forages in forest leaf litter looking for many different species of insects and beetles. Also eats fruit and berries.
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====Diet====
* '''Song:''' Ethereal, flutelike ''Ee-oh-lay'' repeated several times, with slight variations.  
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Forages in forest leaf litter looking for many different species of insects and beetles. Also eats fruit and berries.
* '''Call''' - A rapid ''pit-pit-pit''; Nocturnal flight call, ''heeh.''
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Song''': ethereal, flutelike ''Ee-oh-lay'' repeated several times, with slight variations.  
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'''Call''' - A rapid ''pit-pit-pit''; Nocturnal flight call, ''heeh.''
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 23:30, 24 May 2018

Hylocichla mustelina

Identification

L. 19-21 cm (7-8")

  • Chestnut-brown upperparts
  • White belly with large, dark brown spots
  • White ring around dark eye
  • Pink legs

Juvenile:

  • Streaks on back and wings
  • Lighter spots

Distribution

Breeding - Eastern North America. Non-breeding - The lowlands of Central America.

The Wood Thrush is declining in many areas in North America due to forest fragmentation. The species is being studied in Cornell University’s project, Birds in Forested Landscapes. It is also listed on the Audubon’s Watchlist.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Found in tropical lowland deciduous, mixed forests, flooded evergreen forests and gallery forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Forages in forest leaf litter looking for many different species of insects and beetles. Also eats fruit and berries.

Vocalisation

Song: ethereal, flutelike Ee-oh-lay repeated several times, with slight variations. Call - A rapid pit-pit-pit; Nocturnal flight call, heeh.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)

External Links

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