Varied Thrush Photo Gallery
Adult male
Stocky, large thrush with a round head and a straight bill. Adult males are blue-gray on the back and rich burnt orange below with a sooty-black breastband and orange line over the eye.
© Graham Gerdeman / Macaulay LibraryWashington, March 14, 2016Female/immature
Large full-bodied thrush. Females/immatures are browner overall than adult males but still have a burnt-orange breast, wingbars, and eyebrows.
© Ryan Sanderson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 18, 2018Juvenile
Juveniles look like females/immatures but have a paler eyebrow and a dingy grayish breast with spotting.
© Esme Rosen / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, August 12, 2013Female/immature
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryOregon, August 01, 2001Not all videos have soundFemale/immature
Stocky, large thrush with a round head and a straight bill. Females/immatures are paler than adult males with a browner back and a fainter gray breast band.
© Robb Bell / Macaulay LibraryAlberta, October 13, 2018Adult male
Usually seen standing on the ground or perched horizontally in a tree. Note burnt-orange throat and belly separated by a dark breast band.
© Ilya Povalyaev / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, November 11, 2019Female/immature
Breeds in dark understories of humid evergreen and mixed forests along the Pacific Coast. In the winter, many move into dense parks, gardens, and backyards.
© Douglas Hall / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 30, 2018Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Thrushes and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Turdidae)
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