Robins are part of the same family as the varied thrush, so it’s easy to see why someone would get them confused. And at first, they have similar coloring, sporting reddish breasts and gray backs.

Typically bold, buffy eye ring and supraloral patch of most Swainson’s thrushes distinctive. Adult: in “olive-backed” group, upperparts olive-brown with slightly more reddish uppertail ...

Their beaks are thick to help them crack nuts. 3. Hermit Thrush This small thrush (Catharus guttatus) may have the most appreciated song of any in the forest. It floats like liquid honey and is ...

This resulted in thrush, infections and maggots in many of the horses’ feet. “A suspected lack of dental care had led to some of the animals having severely sharp teeth and ulcerated mouths ...