Gray-cheeked thrush

Gray-cheeked thrush
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Catharus
Species:
C. minimus
Binomial name
Catharus minimus
(Lafresnaye, 1848)
Synonyms

Hylocichla aliciae

The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush;[2] it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific.[3] Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Catharus minimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708658A94170440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708658A94170440.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Winker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ouellet, H (1993). "Bicknell's Thrush: Taxonomic Status and Distribution" (PDF). The Wilson Bulletin. 105 (4): 545–572.
  4. ^ "Gray-cheeked Thrush". www.allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.