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New York, June 12, 1996Recorded by Curtis Marantz | Macaulay Library
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New York, May 27, 1996Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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Independencia, April 17, 1973Recorded by George B. Reynard | Macaulay Library
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New York, June 12, 1996Recorded by Curtis Marantz | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males (occasionally females) sing a four-phrased, fluting song with a whirling quality. The last phrase rises in pitch (or remains the same in pitch), unlike Gray-cheeked Thrush’s song, in which the end phrase falls in pitch. The songs of these two closely related species are otherwise very similar in quality.

Calls

The most often heard call note is a rather harsh veer or queep. The nocturnal flight call is similar and generally higher in pitch than that of Gray-cheeked Thrush. Agitated birds on the nesting grounds sometimes give growling or fussing calls. Adults give a soft single or double chuk as a contact call.

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Gray-cheeked Thrush Adult/immature is similar to Bicknell's Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Hermit Thrush Adult is similar to Bicknell's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush Adult (Olive-backed) is similar to Bicknell's Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

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Thrushes and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family:Turdidae)

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