Gray-cheeked thrush

Gray-cheeked thrush
Gray-cheeked thrush
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) Family : Thrushes (Turdidae) Subfamily : Turdinae Genre : Muse thrushes ( Catharus ) Type : Gray-cheeked thrush
Scientific name
Catharus minimus
( Lafresnaye , 1848)

The gray-cheeked thrush ( Catharus minimus ) is a Nearctic songbird from the thrush family. Several subspecies are distinguished.

features

The gray-cheeked thrush reaches a body size between 17 and 19 centimeters. The wingspan is 28 to 32 centimeters. The weight varies between 26 and 34 grams.

It is colored olive-brown on the top and white on the underside with gray flanks. The chest is gray-brown with darker spots. The bird has pink legs, a faint gray eye ring and gray cheeks.

Occurrence

The gray-cheeked thrush breeds in the spruce forests of Alaska and northern Canada and winters in northern South America.

behavior

The bird looks for insects and berries on the ground. The clutch usually consists of four eggs. These are pale green or pale blue in color and spotted with red. Usually only the female parent bird breeds. The breeding season is only 12 to 14 days. The young birds fledge after 11 to 13 days. Gray-cheeked thrushes only raise one clutch per year.

supporting documents

literature

• Richard Sale: A Complete Guide to Arctic Wildlife. Christopher Helm, London 2006, ISBN 0-7136-7039-8 .

Web links

Commons : Gray-cheeked thrush ( Catharus minimus )  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Catharus minimus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 2 of 2009.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings on Catharus minimus in the Internet Bird Collection

Single receipts

1. ↑ Sale, p. 301