#1076 · 🐦 birds

Swainson's Thrush

🇳🇱 Dwerglijster ·Catharus ustulatus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Jing-Yi Lu · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © camallard · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Mary Keim · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Joanne Muis Redwood · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Alejandro Bayer Tamayo · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © L Bet Crooks T · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Paul Mindeman · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Iván Montes de Oca Cacheux · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © joannerusso · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Swainson's thrush ( Catharus ustulatus ), also called olive-backed thrush , is a medium-sized thrush. It is a member of Catharus genus and is typical of it in terms of its subdued coloration and beautiful voice. Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 39,627iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
39,627 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thomas Nuttall in 1840 (186 years ago).