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Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Doug Hynes (XC928182). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 23,040 |
|---|---|
| New York | 7,321 |
| Canada | 7,008 |
| New Hampshire | 6,103 |
| Vermont | 4,893 |
| Quebec | 4,572 |
| Maine | 2,795 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,148 |
| New Jersey | 974 |
| Ontario | 687 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Thrushes · Turdidae |
| Genus | Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes · Catharus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bicknell's Thrush with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.