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Catharus ustulatus

Photo by jvhigbee
Photo taken: Spanaway, Washington, USA.

[edit] Identification

16-18cm. Brown upperparts, white underparts, brown flanks, lighter brown breast with darker spots, pink legs and a light brown eye ring. Birds in the east are more olive-brown on the upperparts; western birds are more red-brown.

[edit] Distribution

Canada. Alaska and northern United States.

[edit] Taxonomy

Four subspecies are recognised, Cathartus ustulatus alame, C. u. swainsoni, C. u. ustulatus and C. u. oedicus.

[edit] Habitat

Forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects, fruits and berries.

They build a cup nest on a horizontal tree branch.

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