Medium-sized plump thrush without a prominent eyering. The face is grayish and lacks any buffy color. The underparts are whitish with grayer flanks.
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.
Forages quietly on forest floor or low in understory. Breeds in far northern North America; typically seen by most birders only in migration.
Medium-sized thrush. Intensity of spotting on the breast varies among individuals. Note grayish face without any buffy color or eyering.
Plump thrush with a cold gray face that often appears slightly streaky. No eyering.
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A medium-sized, compact thrush with relatively short bill and long wings.
Slightly larger than an Eastern Bluebird, smaller than an American Robin.
between sparrow and robinGray-cheeked Thrush has two subspecies. "Northern" Gray-cheeked (aliciae) occupies most of the species’ vast breeding range. The smaller "Newfoundland" Gray-cheeked (minimus) breeds only in Atlantic Canada and has warmer brown (rather than grayish) back and flanks, a more intense cream color below, and a more extensive and brighter yellow base to the mandible (the lower part of the bill).
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