Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) Adult Male
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : COMMON BIRD IN STEEP DECLINE
"The haunting songs of the Varied Thrush echo through the dense humid forests of the Pacific Northwest. Long minor-key whistles repeated after deliberate pauses, they seem like sounds without a source; only a careful searcher will find the bird itself. Although it looks superficially like a robin, the Varied Thrush is far more elusive, usually feeding on the ground among dense thickets. Typical of the far west, it sometimes surprises birders by straying all the way to the Atlantic Coast in winter." - Audubon Society
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) Adult Male
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Forests
Food : Insects
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : COMMON BIRD IN STEEP DECLINE
"The haunting songs of the Varied Thrush echo through the dense humid forests of the Pacific Northwest. Long minor-key whistles repeated after deliberate pauses, they seem like sounds without a source; only a careful searcher will find the bird itself. Although it looks superficially like a robin, the Varied Thrush is far more elusive, usually feeding on the ground among dense thickets. Typical of the far west, it sometimes surprises birders by straying all the way to the Atlantic Coast in winter." - Audubon Society
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