Quebec thrushes (part 4) (1 Viewer)

Widus

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2018

• #1

Hi,
All these were photographed in the Fjord-du-Saguenay national park on May 26.
Bird 1. What I note on the first bird is the rufous-brown tail and secondaries, no pronounced eye-ring and rather strong spotting on the breast. Based on this I would say Hermit for this one.
Bird 2. This one, based on the sole picture I have, does not look like any of the thrushes I have seen so far during my trip in Quebec (Swainson, Hermit and Veery). In fact, the jizz reminds me of a pipit. No idea of its identity.
Bird 3. Also only one pic available for this bird. A stronger built thrush than the others it seems to me. Swainson's?

 

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tom baxter

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2018

• #2

I agree with your ID for 1 and 3, 2 is very difficult to me, I think it is a Swainson’s.

 

Widus

Well-known member

• Jul 22, 2018

• #3

Thank you Tom

 

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etudiant

Registered User

Supporter

• Jul 22, 2018

• #4

Sorry to disagree. but to me, all three have somewhat rufous elements in the tail and the wing, which Swainson's lacks, plus none of them have the buffy eye ring that is the most distinctive Swainson's feature.
They are all Hermit Thrushes to my eyes.

 

Last edited: Jul 22, 2018

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Jul 22, 2018

• #5

I am leaning towards Hermit Thrush for all of them.

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Jul 22, 2018

• #6

Hermit for me as well.

 

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tom baxter

Well-known member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #7

I'm almost certain 3 is a Swainson's Thrush. The bill is too thick and blunt tipped for Hermit and for #3 I don't think it is even that close to within range of Hermit Thrush. It has a suggestion of spectacles in my opinion. Also, despite unanimous disagreement from my original post, I do not see any of these as showing rufous elements of the tail and wings. 1 appears to be Hermit Thrush. 2 is more difficult in my opinion but upon another look I am starting to lean more towards Hermit. Both the lack of spectacles and the bill shape probably favor Hermit Thrush and I think I was wrong initially.

 

Last edited: Jul 23, 2018

Widus

Well-known member

• Jul 23, 2018

• #8

Just based on the structure, which offers sometimes more solid grounds for identification purposes than color tones, it would be surprising for me if bird #3 is of the same species as the others. Tom mentioned the bill differences but it seems to me that the wing's structure is different as well (more elongated in bird #3) as is the head (rounder in birds #1 and #2).