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Townsend's Solitaire

Myadestes townsendi ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TURDIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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© Art Biale / CLO

A long-tailed gray bird of the high western mountains, the Townsend's Solitaire descends in the winter to lower elevations where it feeds almost exclusively on juniper berries.

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Appearance

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Adult Description

  • Medium-sized songbird.
  • Long and slim.
  • Dull gray all over.
  • White eyering.
  • White outer tail feathers.
  • Buffy wing patch.

Immature Description

Juvenile heavily spotted all over in black, white, and buff.

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  • Female Mountain Bluebird similar, but has shorter tail, has blue in wings and tail, and lacks any buffy in wings.