Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Call and song
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About the Swainson's Thrush
Uniform medium-brown above from head to tail. Distinctive pale, buffy eyering and face separates Swainson's from other thrushes. Spots are concentrated and clearly defined on upper breast, becoming smudgier towards belly. Breeds in the boreal forest. Migrates to South America for winter; very rare in the U.S. after October, unlike Hermit Thrush. Its song is flute-like, ascending spiral like Veery in reverse.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 46 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- France
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
