Swainson's thrush

noun

1. a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Swainson's thrush¹

Swainson's hawk

Example Sentences

Whether it’s the high-pitched squawk of a dramatically gray, black and white Clark’s nutcracker at Mammoth Lakes, or the fairy tale music of a Swainson’s thrush singing from your garden bird feeder, these sounds are as varied as human voices — and there’s a charm to studying them on your own.

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“Swainson’s thrush! Cape May warbler!”

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The Swainson’s thrush has one of the most beautiful songs in our lowland forests, an upwardly winding spiral of complex fluted notes.

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A long-distance migrant such as a Swainson’s thrush will travel 125 miles a day from as far as the tropical forests of Mexico and Central and South America.

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In Washington, some of the birds most at risk in a 3 degrees Celsius warming include the rufous hummingbird, the white-crowned sparrow and the Swainson’s thrush.

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