The story This is another of those species known today only from a painting by Georg Forster. This painting, now in the Forster portfolio at the Natural History Museum, London, was produced on 1st June 1774 at Raiatea in the South Pacific, and according to an inscription it shows a female. Although no actual specimen […]
Category: Turdidae
Grand Cayman Thrush (Turdus ravidus)
The story The Grand Cayman Thrush became extinct towards the middle of the twentieth century, but considering the comparative lateness of this date very little is known of it. One of the few things on record is a description of its song, which was apparently rather weak and hesitant, more, perhaps, a subdued warbling than […]
Kittlitzs Thrush (Zoothera terrestris)
The story The name of Baron Friedrich Heinrich von Kittlitz is associated with the stories of several extinct birds. During the late 1820’s he explored a number of Pacific islands during a round-the-world expedition on a Russian corvette called the Senjawin. In June 1829 Kittlitz landed on Peel Island (Chichi-jima), the largest island in the […]
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Sialia sialis | [UK] Eastern Bluebird | [FR] Merle bleu de l’Est | [DE] Rotkehl-Huttensanger | [ES] Azulejo Oriental | [NL] Roodkeelsialia Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sialia sialis NA, MA e, c NA to Nicaragua Sialia sialis bermudensis Sialia sialis […]
Bare-eyed Thrush (Turdus nudigenis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Turdus nudigenis | [UK] Bare-eyed Thrush | [FR] Grive brun | [DE] Nacktaugen-Drossel | [ES] Tordo Ojos de Candil | [NL] Naaktooglijster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics The Bare-eyed Thrush is 23-24 cm long and weighs 60g. It is plain olive-brown above and paler brown below. The throat […]
Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Turdus obscurus | [UK] Eyebrowed Thrush | [FR] Grive obscure | [DE] Weissbrauen-Drossel | [ES] Zorzal Rojigris | [NL] Vale Lijster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Rather small and rakish thrush, with general character most like Redwing. Grey- to olive-brown above, with obvious white supercilium, eye-ring, and throat; […]
Swainsons Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Catharus ustulatus | [UK] Swainsons Thrush | [FR] Grive a dos olive | [DE] Zwergdrossel | [ES] | [NL] Dwerglijster Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Catharus ustulatus NA widespread LA Catharus ustulatus appalachiensis Catharus ustulatus incanus Catharus ustulatus oedicus Catharus ustulatus […]
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Turdus pilaris | [UK] Fieldfare | [FR] Grive litorne | [DE] Wacholderdrossel | [ES] Zorzal Real | [NL] Kramsvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Large, bold, long-tailed, often noisy thrush, with rather rakish form both on ground and in the air. Plumage more boldly variegated and richly colored […]
Townsends Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Myadestes townsendi | [UK] Townsends Solitaire | [FR] Solitaire de Townsend | [DE] Townsendklarino | [ES] Solitario Norteno | [NL] Bergsolitaire Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Myadestes townsendi NA, MA w Canada to c Mexico Myadestes townsendi calophonus Myadestes townsendi townsendi […]
Grey-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Turdidae | [latin] Catharus minimus | [UK] Grey-cheeked Thrush | [FR] Grive a joues grises | [DE] Grauwangen-Drossel | [ES] Zorzal cara gris | [NL] Grijswangdwerglijster Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Catharus minimus NA n LA Catharus minimus aliciae Catharus minimus minimus Physical charateristics […]