Feb 13, 2023 · The brown thrasher and wood thrush are two bird species native to eastern North America. They have similar plumage patterns, but when you take a closer look, the two birds are quite different in looks and behavior.

The Wood Thrush's pot-bellied body, short tail, straight bill, big head, and upright posture give it the profile of a scaled-down American Robin.

To see Wood Thrushes, look for them foraging quietly on the forest floor and digging through leaf litter. Wood Thrushes are forest-interior birds and are unlikely to come to feeders. However, they are still common and may be audible from your yard if you live near small woodlots.

Jan 1, 1997 · Wood Thrushes are smaller, with a shorter bill and tail than Brown Thrashers. Wood Thrushes have spotted underparts instead of streaked underparts and plain, unbarred wings. © Margaret Viens / Macaulay Library Maine, May 13, 2015

Jul 24, 2023 · Wood Thrushes are smaller birds with a shorter bill and tail compared to Brown Thrashers. Their underparts are covered in black spots, while Brown Thrashers have streaked underparts. Wood Thrushes have plain, unbarred wings, whereas Brown Thrashers have bold strut patterns on their plumage.

Seemingly not as shy as the other brown thrushes, not as bold as the Robin, the Wood Thrush seems intermediate between those two related groups. It sometimes nests in suburbs and city parks, and it is still common in many eastern woodlands, where its flutelike songs add music to summer mornings.

The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird in the family Turdidae and is the only species placed in the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico .

Feb 28, 2023 · The Wood Thrush is a small to medium-sized songbird with black spotting on white underparts. A bit smaller than a Northern Cardinal, it is 7.75 inches long, has a wingspan of 13 inches, and weighs 1.6 ounces. Male and female Wood Thrushes look the same.

Jan 24, 2024 · The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) and wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) are two similar-looking songbirds found in overlapping parts of North America. Both are medium-sized, brownish birds with spotted breasts.

The Wood Thrush breeds in deciduous and mixed forests of eastern North America, from southern Canada to northern Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Great Plains. Each fall, they migrate south to winter in Mexico and Central America, mainly in the humid lowland forests along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.