Veery
(Catharus fuscescens)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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6¾″ to 7″ in length 12″ wingspan |
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Voice |
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The flutey voice identifies this as a thrush. The distinctive song is a flutey downward spiral. |
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Habitat |
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Deciduous and mixed forests and woodland with dense shrubbery and ferns |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late April to late May and mid-August to late September |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon migrant, well-represented breeder |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Turdidae (thrushes) | ||
Genus |
Catharus (brown thrushes and nightingale-thrushes) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Newfoundland Veery (Catharus fuscescens fuliginosus) North-eastern Veery (Catharus fuscescens fuscescens) Willow Thrush (Catharus fuscescens salicicola) Veery (Catharus fuscescens subpallidus) |
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Slideshows |
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| Veery Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Veery JMC Nature Photos |
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| Veery Movie Guy's Channel |
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About
Published on Apr 4, 2014 Veery Photos http://www.arkive.org/veery/catharus-fuscescens/ Click link. |
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| Veery Allen Chartier |
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Other Videos |
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| Veery Thrush The Music of Nature |
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About
Uploaded on Jun 1, 2010 I am pleased with this sweet video portrait of a Veery thrush. The song of the Veery is one of the most magical and exquisite in the bird world. It is an ethereal downward spiral of flutey notes with an echoing, ventriloquial quality. Frank Chapman, the author of "Bird Life" (1897), had this to say about it: "The Veery's mysterious voice vibrates through the air in pulsating circles of song, like the strains of an Aeolian harp." I couldn't agree more and I hope you like my video portrait! © 2010 Lang Elliott |
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| Veery WIld Bird Video Productions |
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Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011 A veery thrush on territory in the Maine forest. © 2011 Garth McElroy License at http://www.paya.com/videos/135227 |
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| Veery 100 feet WildtronicsLLC |
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Published on Jun 24, 2013 This Veery was recorded from 100 feet away using the Wildtronics Parabolic Microphone. The only post processing on the audio was a low cut of 200Hz. Enhance your video productions with the Wildtronics Parabolic Microphone. Available as a Mono and a Mono + Stereo model. An accessory bar is available that can mount a camera and the microphone together onto a tripod. |
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| Donna Campbell 5/15/2023 |
Location: Bloomington Mn In my backyard |
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| Veery Thrush 6/14/2019 |
Location: Ore Be Gone Minnesota |
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