TRUE WINTER RANGE OF THE VEERY (CATHARUS FUSCESCENS): LESSONS FOR DETERMINING WINTER RANGES OF SPECIES THAT WINTER IN THE TROPICS

Most recent references describe the winter range of the Veery (Catharus fuscescens) as including an extensive area from northern Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to south-central Brazil. Analysis of seasonal distribution of specimen records in SouthAmerica, however, shows that 91 of 105 specimens were taken during spring and fall, notwinter; the remaining 14, taken from 2 December to 20 February, are all from three smallareas at the periphery or south of the Amazon basin.

J. V. REMSEN, JR, The Auk 118(4):838-848, 2001