Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae (Thrushes)  
Genus: Catharus (9 species, 13 worldwide)


Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus aurantiirostris)
Jardin Botanico Lankaster, Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Stays deep in dense brush. May be found in small forest fragments (in cities for example).

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas ovandensis)
El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Brendan Ryan     Copyright and usage info

Split from the Spotted Nightingale-Thrush.

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus frantzii frantzii)
Poas Volcano Lodge, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Veery
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Birch State Park, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant.

Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
Moxviquil, Chiapas, Mexico
  Note heavy spotting only on chest compared to Wood Thrush.
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Swainson's Thrush but note back is more reddish, less olive, and back of tail is rufous.

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus mexicanus carrikeri)
Canopy San Luis, Los Angeles de San Ramon, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Grey-cheeked Thrush
Grey-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note partial eye-ring vs. the much more common Swainson's Thrush.
Note white and not buff throat seen on [Swainson's Thrush].

Russet Nightingale-Thrush
Russet Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus occidentalis) ENDEMIC
Reserva Chara Pinta, Sinaloa, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Note full eye-ring vs. the much less common Grey-cheeked Thrush. Found on forest floor as well as the canopy.
From front showing spots.


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