Wood Thrush
Wood Thrush
Adult
- Large, pot-bellied thrush
- Short tail
- Bright brick-red above
- White below with dense, dark spotting
- © Eddie Callaway, IL, Rockford, May 2008
Wood Thrush
Adult
- Large, pot-bellied thrush
- Bill thicker than in other thrushes
- Bright brick red above, brightest on head and nape
- Dense, dark spotting on breast and flanks
- © Roy Brown Photography, AL, Dauphin Island, April 2010
Wood Thrush
Adult
- Large, pot-bellied thrush
- Long pink legs
- Bright brick-red above, brightest on head and nape
- Bold, dark spots on breast and flanks
- © Kelly Colgan Azar, PA, Chester County, June 2010
Wood Thrush
Adult brooding chicks
- Heavy-bodied thrush with stout bill
- Brick red above
- White below with heavy spotting on breast
- © Kelly Colgan Azar, PA, Chester County, June 2010
Similar Species
Juvenile
- Superficially similar to Wood Thrush
- Slaty gray above
- Pale stripe above eye
- Buffy orange flanks and belly
- © barnmom42, PA, February 2008
Adult
- Similar to Wood Thrush but smaller and more slender
- Longer tail
- Drab grayish-brown above
- Contrasting brick-red tail
- © Isabel Cutler, NC, March 2010
Adult
- Much smaller and daintier than Wood Thrush
- Perches horizontally with tail cocked up at angle
- Dull olive-brown above
- Rusty stripe on crown
- © Christopher L. Wood, FL, May 2007
Adult
- Similar to Wood Thrush but smaller and more slender
- Small bill
- Dull olive-gray above
- Buffy wash on face and neck
- © Tom Smith, Garrett Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park, NJ, May 2010