Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Stocky thrush
- Reddish tail contrasts with duller brown/gray body
- Dense black spotting on upper breast
- Complete white eye ring
- © Isabel Cutler, NC, March 2010
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Chubby
- Complete white eye ring
- Reddish tail contrasts with dull gray/brown back
- © Andy Johnson, MI, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, April 2009
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Chubby, with shorter wings than other thrushes
- Reddish tail contrasts with gray/brown back
- Complete white eye ring
- Dark spots on throat and upper breast
- © Larry Meade, VA, Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, February 2009
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Chubby
- Complete white eye ring
- Reddish tail contrasts with dull brown body
- Buffy flanks
- © Syd Phillips, TN, Nonaville, February 2011
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Chubby, with complete white eye ring
- Reddish tail and wing edges
- Dark spotting on throat and upper breast
- Buffy flanks
- © Roy Brown, GA, Gilmer County, March 2010
Hermit Thrush
Juvenile
- Chubby
- Immature shows pale speckling on head and back
- Reddish tail contrasts with duller brown body
- © geno k, Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick, Canada, July 2009
Hermit Thrush
Adult
- Stocky with shorter wings than other thrush species
- Complete white eye ring
- Reddish tail contrasts with dull gray/brown body
- Most common thrush in late fall and winter in coastal and southern U.S.
- © Matt Bango, NJ, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, April 2010
Similar Species
Adult
- Similar to Hermit Thrush, but more slender and longer-winged
- Dull olive-gray back and tail
- Buffy "spectacles" and face
- Buffy throat
- © Tom Smith, Garrett Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park, NJ, May 2010
Adult
- Similar to Hermit Thrush but more slender and longer-winged
- Warm reddish-brown upperparts
- No eye ring
- Faint buffy brown speckling on upper breast
- © Bill Benish, Central Park, New York, NY, September 2010
Adult
- Similar to Hermit Thrush but more slender and longer-winged
- Dull, olive-gray back and crown
- Heavy dark spotting on breast
- Plain, cold gray face
- © Danny Bales, FL, April 2009
Adult
- Larger than Hermit Thrush with pot-bellied appearance
- Bright reddish-brown above
- Extensive bold black spotting below
- Bright white eye ring
- © Greg Page, Galveston, TX, April 2010