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Bicknell's Thrush

Catharus bicknelliOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)
Bicknell's Thrush Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark brown in all ages.
  • Head Pattern: Plain, Malar or malar stripe
  • Crown Color: Gray-brown
  • Forehead Color: Gray-brown
  • Nape Color: Gray-brown
  • Throat Color: Buff with dark streaking.
  • Cere color: No Data
Bicknell's Thrush Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 16 cm (6.25 in)
  • Weight: 31-34 g (1.1-1.2 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Gray, Olive
  • Underparts: White with buff spotting and breast is buff with dark spotting.
  • Upperparts: Gray-brown
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Spotted or speckled
  • Breast Pattern: Spotted or speckled
Bicknell's Thrush Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Relatively swift direct flight with somewhat jerky wing strokes.
  • Wingspan Range: 25-28 cm (10-11 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Gray-brown
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Catharus bicknelli
Length6.25 Inches
Wingspan10.5 Inches

Bicknell's Thrush

Bicknell's Thrush: Small thrush, olive-brown upperparts, buff breast with brown spots, white or buff belly. Eye has faint gray ring. Upper mandible black with pale base, lower mandible yellow with black tip. Tail, rump have rust-brown wash. Swift, direct flight with jerky wing strokes.

● Song: "veer-u, veer-u, veer-u"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bicknell's Thrush: Eats insects, spiders, and earthworms; also berries and fruits in fall; forages on the ground and in shrubs.

● Breeding & nesting: Bicknell's Thrush: Three to six green blue to pale blue eggs with faint brown marks are laid in a cup nest made of grass, leaves, bark, mud, and mosses and sometimes lined with a few leaves. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Bicknell's Thrush: Gray-cheeked Thrush is larger, with olive-gray upperparts, olive-brown tail, and gray wash on breast, sides, and flanks.

Flight Pattern

Relatively swift direct flight with somewhat jerky wing strokes.
Bicknell's Thrush Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Bicknell's Thrush: Breeds from southern Quebec and the Maritimes south to northern New England and northern New York. Preferred habitats include alpine areas near tree line.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationYes but uncommon
MigrationNeotropical Migrant
Weight1.1 - 1.2 Ounces