Thrushes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The Thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
- Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis
- Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana
- Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides
- Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
- Brown-backed Solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis (A)
- Kama'O, Myadestes myadestinus (E)
- Oloma'O, Myadestes lanaiensis
- ʻŌmaʻo, Myadestes obscurus
- ʻĀmaui, Myadestes woahensis (E)
- Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri
- Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus aurantiirostris (A)
- Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush, Catharus mexicanus (A)
- Veery, Catharus fuscescens
- Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus
- Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli
- Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
- Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
- Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
- Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus
- Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni (C)
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (C)
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus (C)
- Clay-colored Thrush, Turdus grayi
- White-throated Thrush, Turdus assimilis (C)
- Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus
- American Robin, Turdus migratorius
- Red-legged Thrush, Turdus plumbeus (A)
- Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius
- Aztec Thrush, Ridgwayia pinicola (C)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The United States
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