Wood Thrush Photo Gallery
Pot-bellied thrush with a short tail and a upright posture. Reddish-brown above and white with bold blackish spots below.
© fernando Burgalin Sequeria / Macaulay LibrarySan José, January 26, 2019Medium-sized thrush with a large round belly covered in spots. Sings a flutelike clear song from understory and canopy perches.
© John Petruzzi / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 03, 2017Song is a musical series of flutelike notes. Typically sings from high branches at dawn and dusk.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 19, 2010Not all videos have soundReddish brown above with a white eye ring and streaky cheeks.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 18, 2016Strong brownish black spotting on the underparts. Note white eyering.
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 06, 2017Parents typically feed nestlings a mixture of soft-bodied insects and fruits. The adults redistribute items that are not swallowed by nestlings, feeding it to other nestlings or consuming the leftovers themselves.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2006Not all videos have soundBreeds in deciduous and mixed forests in the East with large trees and a moderate shrub layer.
© Charlie Shields / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 13, 2017Forages for ground-dwelling insects by removing leaf litter and probing the forest floor. Usually pauses intermittently to check for insect movement before probing continues.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 01, 1997Not all videos have soundCommonly breeds in matures forests of eastern North America with a high variety of deciduous tree species such as maples (Red Maple shown in video), oaks, and gums.
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibraryNew York, January 01, 2008Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Thrushes and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Turdidae)
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