varied thrush

American  

noun

1. a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.

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Etymology

Origin of varied thrush

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

Walking around the ancient spruce this summer, DellaSala heard the songs of the birds he began studying three decades ago: the single, melodious note of the varied thrush, the high, three-part tweet of a Pacific-slope flycatcher and the rapid-fire, descending chatter of a Wilson’s warbler.

From Washington Post

A varied thrush picked at leaf litter at the Riverview Playfield in Delridge.

From Seattle Times

A multitude of other birds feasted too, during a December snow shower: varied thrush, fox sparrow and more.

From Seattle Times

Northwest Washington lies on the border of the varied thrush’s permanent resident/breeding resident range, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

From Washington Times

Red-breasted nuthatch, spotted towhee, varied thrush, northern saw-whet owl, American robin, cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, American goldfinch and western tanager — I see them all here in the Fraser River estuary.

From New York Times