Learn what a Swainson's thrush looks like and where to find this species. Also learn what the birds eat and hear their song.

Characteristics: A robin-sized bird, 9 to 10 inches long, this striking thrush has a dark slate-blue back; orange (some call it rusty-brown) throat, belly, breast and flanks; and a black breast ...

During the summer months, the varied thrush feasts on insects. Their diet consists of berries and seeds during the winter months. You will easily recognize this bird — it has a slaty gray back ...

It has patches of reddish-orange and a gray back, too. It must be an American ... Robins are part of the same family as the varied thrush, so it’s easy to see why someone would get them confused.

“The bird books do not do the plumage of the varied thrush justice — they are more color saturated and a bright male such as the one pictured actually has a steel-gray tone on the back that I ...

It’s the varied thrush, a cousin of the American robin, but with distinctive blue-gray, black, and orange markings. And a haunting whistle. “To me, it’s always been a really eerie sound ...

It focused my thoughts in another direction. Was it a varied thrush or was I just hoping? This “Alaska robin” is a winter treat. If you live near a forest you might find them throughout the ...

A rare and striking bird is showing up in large numbers in Southern California. It's called the varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) and it has deep yellow and black stripes with patches of white on ...

This gem of a bird was a male varied thrush, which resides in the Pacific Northwest coastal mountains. In winter, the species drops to the lowlands, but some strays just keep going for hundreds of ...

It’s the varied thrush, a cousin of the American robin, but with distinctive blue-gray, black, and orange markings, reported The Bellingham Herald (https://bit.ly/2gueaHa). “To me, it’s ...