Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Zorzal de Swainson

 

 

Audio (M. Oberle)

 
Photo: G. Beaton

Length: 18 cm.; weight: 31 g. Audio (M. Oberle).

RANGE: Breeds in northern North America and winters in South America. Accidental on other West Indian islands (Cuba, Bahamas, Caymans, Jamaica). May eventually be reported from Puerto Rico.

TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE

 
   
Photo: G. Beaton

References

Bent, A.C. 1949. Life histories of North American thrushes, kinglets, and their allies. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 196. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1964).

Clement, P. 2001. Thrushes. Princeton University Press.

Evans Mack, D. and W. Yong. 2000. Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus). in The Birds of North America, No. 540 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Swainson's Thrush, Spanish text

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