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Species
Least Concernwood thrush
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hylocichla
- Image
- Hylocichla mustelina (cropped).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Hylocichla mustelina
- taxon name
- Hylocichla mustelina
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- Hylocichla mustelina
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- H. mustelina
- taxon range
- South America
- taxon common name
- Zorzalito Maculado
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Encyclopedic overview
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird in the family Turdidae and is the only species placed in the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.
The wood thrush is a medium-sized thrush, with brown upper parts with mottled brown and white underparts. The male and female are similar in appearance. The song of the male is often cited as being the most beautiful in North America.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wood Thrush” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.