Listen to the wood thrush
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About the wood thrush
The wood thrush is a bird in the family Turdidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the wood thrush sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song, call and alarm call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird in the family Turdidae and is the only species placed in the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia.
The wood thrush is a medium-sized thrush, with brown upper parts with mottled brown and white underparts. The male and female are similar in appearance. The song of the male is often cited as being the most beautiful in North America.
More from the family Turdidae
Common blackbird
Turdus merula
Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Ring ouzel
Turdus torquatus
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
American robin
Turdus migratorius
Eastern bluebird
Sialia sialis
Mountain bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Orange-headed thrush
Geokichla citrina
Hermit thrush
Catharus guttatus
Rufous-bellied thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Frequently asked questions
What does a wood thrush sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the wood thrush on this page, including its song, call and alarm call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the wood thrush endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the wood thrush as “least concern”.
What family does the wood thrush belong to?
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · El Zamorano, San Antonio de Oriente, Departamento de… by Oliver Komar – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Nine Mile Creek, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Clemson, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States by Tom Austin – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Nine Mile Creek, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Wild River State Park, Chisago County, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q599921 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Wood thrush – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hylocichla mustelina.jpg : Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service derivative work: Papa November ( talk ) – Public domain