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American thrush

American Thrushes

Wood Thrush

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Turdidae

Genera

Catharus
Hylocichla

The American thrushes and nightingale-thrushes which are the subject of this article are the small, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genera Catharus and Hylocichla of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are the typical New World genera, although representatives of other genera, such as the American Robin, a true thrush, also occur.

Species are:

Veery, Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus
Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli
Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus aurantiirostris
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus fuscater
Russet Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus occidentalis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus gracilirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus frantzii
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus mexicanus
Spotted Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus dryas

Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina

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