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Varied Thrush

Buntdrossel

Ixoreus naevius

Thrushes2 photosFirst seen: 24 August 2026
Varied Thrush

The Varied Thrush is a stocky forest thrush of the Pacific coast and northwestern North America. It usually feeds on or near the ground beneath dense cover, taking invertebrates in summer and more fruit and seeds outside the breeding season. Adults combine slate-gray and orange with a dark breast band, while juveniles are browner and heavily spotted.

ID tip: Orange eyebrow and wing bars together with a dark breast band identify adults. Juveniles are spotted like young American Robins but show stronger orange in the wings and a more boldly patterned face.
First seen: 24 August 2026 · Girdwood · 2 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Length
19–26 cm
Wingspan
34–38 cm
Regional status
Summer visitor (Alaska, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Dark, moist conifer and mixed forests; wooded parks and gardens in winter
Diet
Insects and other arthropods in summer; berries, seeds and nuts in autumn and winter
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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