Varied thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Identification Tips:
- Length: 8 inches
- Orange stripe extends rearward from eye
- Dark mask and crown
- Orange underparts with dark breast band
- Dark gray upperparts
- Orange wing bars
- Female similar to male but browner above with paler breast band
Similar species:
The Varied Thrush is somewhat similar to the American Robin but has a dark
breast band, orange eye stripe, and orange wing bars.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.