List of Birds of Ontario - Thrushes

Thrushes

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly 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
  • Mountain Bluebird, Sialia currucoides
  • Townsend's Solitaire, Myadestes townsendi
  • Veery, Catharus fuscescens
  • Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus
  • Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli (A)
  • Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
  • Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
  • Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
  • Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula (A)
  • Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (A)
  • American Robin, Turdus migratorius
  • Varied Thrush, Ixoreus naevius

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