Thrushes (Turdidae)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) - HBW 10, p. 702
French: Grive fauve
German: Wilsondrossel
Spanish: Zorzalito Rojizo
Other common names: Wilson’s/Tawny/Willow Thrush
Taxonomy: Turdus Fuscescens Stephens, 1817, Pennsylvania, USA.
Formerly placed in Hylocichla, along with C. minimus, C. bicknelli, C. ustulatus and C. guttatus. Proposed races levyi (Alberta E to N Michigan and Wisconsin) and pulichorum (W Maryland S to N Georgia) considered inseparable from salicicola and nominate, respectively; subpallidus sometimes merged with salicicola. Four subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- salicicola (Ridgway, 1882) - SW & SC Canada and W USA; non-breeding Brazil.
- subpallidus (Burleigh & Duvall, 1959) - NW USA; non-breeding Brazil.
- fuscescens (Stephens, 1817) - SE Canada and E USA; non-breeding Brazil.
- fuliginosus (Howe, 1900) - extreme E Canada (S Quebec E to Newfoundland); non-breeding Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A veery singing on territory in a alder thicket. © 2011 Garth McElroy Locality Maine, USA (United States)
wildbirdvideos 25 May 2011 42 weeks ago 24 sec 4.8 -
An adult bird on a branch Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp fuscescens)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 3.9 -
A bird preening and singing Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp fuscescens)
Robert Schaefer 20 May 2007 3 years ago 25 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on the forest floor Locality Carpenters Woods, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (United States) (ssp fuscescens)
Alexander Grimwade 4 May 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
A bird singing in a tree near a river Locality Mount Airy, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp fuscescens)
Robert Schaefer 20 May 2007 3 years ago 25 sec 3.4 -
A bird hopping on the ground Locality Rock Creek Park, Washington DC, USA (United States) (ssp fuscescens)
Josep del Hoyo 4 May 2006 5 years ago 8 sec 3.3
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On a pole
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 18 May 2012 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.3 -
On a death trunk
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 21 May 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
singing male
Locality Black Hills, South Dakota, USA (United States)
Michael Retter 1 June 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 21 May 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
On the ground
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 21 May 2010 1 year ago 3.4
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Calls on breeding territory Locality Bracebridge, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
(ssp fuscescens)
Andrew_Davis 24 June 2006 2 years ago 4
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