Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Thrushes and Allies
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · Wikimedia · CC-BY 2.0 (licence)
Call and song
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About the Hermit Thrush
Medium brown above with contrasting reddish tail. Dark spots on breast do not continue all the way down belly like Wood Thrush. Found in wooded areas; often hops on the ground or skulks in dense patches of shrubbery. Winters further north than other thrushes; many stay in the U.S. Listen for its beautiful song that is higher pitched than other thrushes with a steady introductory note; also gives low "chup" call note.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 17 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
