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Gray-cheeked Thrush Similar Species Comparison

Main SpeciesGray-cheeked Thrush

  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    Medium-sized plump thrush without a prominent eyering. The face is grayish and lacks any buffy color. The underparts are whitish with grayer flanks.

    © Tim Arthur / Macaulay LibraryOntario, May 23, 2020
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    Round-headed thrush that lacks an eyering. The face is grayish and lacks any hint of buff color, although the breast is often washed in buff.

    © Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, May 07, 2017

  • Forages quietly on forest floor or low in understory. Breeds in far northern North America; typically seen by most birders only in migration.

    © Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNew York, October 05, 2011
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  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    Medium-sized thrush. Intensity of spotting on the breast varies among individuals. Note grayish face without any buffy color or eyering.

    © Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, May 07, 2017
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    © Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 30, 2019
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    © Kathy Malone / Macaulay LibraryTennessee, October 01, 2020
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    Plump thrush with a cold gray face that often appears slightly streaky. No eyering.

    © Donald Casavecchia / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, October 01, 2016
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush

    © Justin Saunders / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 30, 2017
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    Thrushes and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Turdidae)

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