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Wood Thrush

Hylocichla mustelinaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:



Egg Color:

Pale blue or blue green



Number of Eggs:

2 - 5



Incubation Days:

13 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Moss, mud, and dried leaves., Lined with fine rootlets.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Wood Thrush: Medium thrush, rust-brown upperparts, white underparts with heavy dark brown spots. Eye-rings are white. Black bill has creamy pink base on lower mandible. In the early 1900s, its range began to expand north, forcing the Veery and Hermit thrushes to find another habitat.

Range and Habitat

Wood Thrush: Breeds from Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia south to Florida and Gulf of Mexico. Spends winters in tropics. Found in moist, deciduous woodlands with a thick understory; also well-planted parks and gardens.

Breeding and Nesting

Wood Thrush: Two to five pale blue or blue green eggs are laid in a cup nest made of moss, mud, and dried leaves, lined with fine rootlets, and built 6 to 50 feet above the ground in a tree or shrub. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Wood Thrush: Eats various insects, spiders, and fruits; feeds largely on fruits and berries during fall migration; forages on the ground and in low vegetation.

Readily Eats

Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal

Vocalization

Wood Thrush: Song is a series of triple phrases, the middle note lower than the first, and the last note highest and trilled, "ee-o-lee", "ee-o-lay." Call is an abrasive "quirt" or rapid "pit, pit, pit."

Similar Species

Wood Thrush: Veery is smaller with red-brown upperparts, longer tail, and different voice.

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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Hylocichla mustelina
Length7.75 - 8 Inches
Wingspan13.5 Inches

Wood Thrush

Wood Thrush: Medium thrush, rust-brown upperparts, white underparts with heavy dark brown spots. Eye-rings are white. Black bill has creamy pink base on lower mandible. In the early 1900s, its range began to expand north, forcing the Veery and Hermit thrushes to find another habitat.

● Song: "ee-o-lee", "ee-o-lay", "qurirt", "pit-pit-pit"

● Foraging & Feeding: Wood Thrush: Eats various insects, spiders, and fruits; feeds largely on fruits and berries during fall migration; forages on the ground and in low vegetation.

● Breeding & nesting: Wood Thrush: Two to five pale blue or blue green eggs are laid in a cup nest made of moss, mud, and dried leaves, lined with fine rootlets, and built 6 to 50 feet above the ground in a tree or shrub. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Wood Thrush: Veery is smaller with red-brown upperparts, longer tail, and different voice.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Wood Thrush Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Wood Thrush: Breeds from Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia south to Florida and Gulf of Mexico. Spends winters in tropics. Found in moist, deciduous woodlands with a thick understory; also well-planted parks and gardens.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.7 Ounces