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| Hylocichla mustelina ( Gmelin, 1789) |
The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a medium-sized thrush.
Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, rusty brown on the crown, nape and upper back. The underparts are white with black spots. They have a white eye ring and pink legs.
Their breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across eastern North America. They make a cup nest in a fork or on a tree branch relatively close to the ground.
These birds migrate to southern Mexico and Central America. They occur in western EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se only as extremely rare vagrants.
They mainly forage on the forest floor, flipping leaves to uncover insects. They eat insects and berries.
This bird has a rich multi-part flute-like song.
This bird's range has expanded northward, displacing the VeeryVeery Scientific Classification : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Catharus fuscescens Binomial name ''Catharus fuscescens Stephens, 1817) The Veery Catharus fuscescens is a smaller thrush. Adults are mainly light brown on the upper and Hermit ThrushHermit Thrush : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Catharus guttatus Binomial name ''Catharus guttatus Pallas, 1811) The Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus is a medium-sized thrush. Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish in some locations. In recent times, as a result of fragmentation of forests, they have been increasingly exposed to
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