Wood thrush
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| Hylocichla mustelina |
The Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, is a medium-sized thrush.
Adults are are mainly brown on the upperparts, rusty brown on the crown, nape and upper back. The underparts are white with black spots. They have a white eye ring and pink legs.
Their breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods across eastern North America. They make a cup nest in a fork or on a tree branch relatively close to the ground.
These birds migrate
These birds mainly forage on the forest floor, flipping leaves to uncover insects. They eat insects and berries.
In recent times, as a result of fragmentation of forests, this bird has been increasingly exposed to cowbirds.