Townsend's solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Identification Tips:
- Short, thick bill
- White eye ring
- Dark gray plumage
- Black tail with white outer tail feathers
- Buffy wing stripe
- Sexes similar
- Juvenile has pale spots on head and body
- United States range restricted to southwestern California
Similar species:
The Townsend's solitaire is unlikely to be confused with any other species.