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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGray-cheeked Thrush
DutchGrijswangdwerglijster
SpanishZorzal cara gris
Chinese灰颊夜鸫
Scientific nameCatharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

About this species

The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific. Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTurdidae
GenusCatharus

In Suriname

17Records in Suriname
2005First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo11
  • Sipaliwini6

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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