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Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
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About the Gray-cheeked Thrush
The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific. Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Catharus minimus
- Family
- Thrushes and Allies
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the thrushes and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Aztec Thrush Ridgwayia pinicola
- Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli
- Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus mexicanus
- Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis
- Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
- Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
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