Grey-cheeked Thrush

Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus

Introduction

A small thrush that breeds in the boreal and sub-arctic scrub of North America, Grey-cheeked Thrush is a very rare visitor to Britain, with almost all records being in western Britain in October.

Grey-cheeked Thrushes reach Britain & Ireland noticeably later in the autumn than Swainson's Thrushes do.

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
29g
Seasonality
Seasonality
BTO Records
BTO Records
378 records
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Movement

Information about Grey-cheeked Thrush movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Dots show the foreign destinations of birds ringed in Britain & Ireland, and the origins of birds ringed overseas that were subsequently recaptured, resighted or found dead in Britain & Ireland. Dot colours indicate the time of year that the species was present at the location.

  • Winter (Nov-Feb)
  • Spring (Mar-Apr)
  • Summer (May-Jul)
  • Autumn (Aug-Oct)
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Grey-cheeked Thrush, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Grey-cheeked Thrush

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Turdidae
  • Scientific name: Catharus minimus
  • Authority: Lafresnaye, 1848
  • BTO 5-letter code: GRATH
  • Euring code number: 11780

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: griveta de galtes grises
  • Czech: drozd šedolící
  • Danish: Gråkindet Skovdrossel
  • Dutch: Grijswangdwerglijster
  • Estonian: tundrarästas
  • Finnish: tundrarastas
  • French: Grive à joues grises
  • German: Grauwangen-Musendrossel
  • Hungarian: szürkearcú fülemülerigó
  • Icelandic: Hlýraþröstur
  • Irish: Smólach Glasleicneach
  • Italian: Tordo di Baird
  • Latvian: pelekvaigu strazds
  • Lithuanian: mažasis trumpasnapis strazdas
  • Norwegian: Gråkinnskogtrost
  • Polish: drozdek szarolicy
  • Portuguese: sabiá-de-cara-cinza / tordo-de-faces-cinzentas
  • Slovak: drozd sivolíci
  • Slovenian: aljaški cikovtnik
  • Spanish: Zorzalito carigrís
  • Swedish: gråkindad skogstrast
  • Welsh: Brych Bochlwyd

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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