How big is a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?

The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?

The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush occurs in 11 countries, including Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Colombia.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?

The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush is most easily confused with the Russet Nightingale-Thrush, the Bicknell's Thrush and the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush.

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus dryas

Thrushes and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas) is a rare thrush found in 11 countries, weighing about 38 g. The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush or Gould's nightingale-thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies.

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Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 2 — Photo: Francisco Sánchez Karste · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 3 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 4 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 5 — Photo: RJ Baltierra · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 6 — Photo: Ian Adams · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 7 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 8 — Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 9 — Photo: Francisco Sánchez Karste · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus dryas), photo 10 — Photo: Greg Lasley · CC BY 4.0

About the Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush

The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush or Gould's nightingale-thrush is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found from Mexico to Nicaragua.

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How to identify it

The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 36 to 44 g (1.3 to 1.6 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. d. dryas have a mostly black head with an orange eye-ring and a buff chin and upper throat. Their upperparts are dull olive-gray. Their lower throat, breast, and upper belly are apricot-yellow with olive spots, their flanks grayish, and their lower belly and vent are whitish. Adult females are dark grayish on the back of their crown and head and have more olive upperparts than males. Subspecies C. d. harrisoni and C. d. Voice: The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush's song is somewhat variable though each individual appears to have a single song. Examples are "a scratchy warbling series of sharp whistles and buzzes: chit-TSEE!-tah'wert-PEE'tseee-Cheet or TSIP!Tseee-cheet-tsee'weet". The song lasts about two seconds.

Where it lives

Ecuador Guatemala Mexico Peru Colombia Argentina Bolivia Venezuela Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua

When to see it

The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?: The yellow-throated nightingale-thrush is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 36 to 44 g (1.3 to 1.6 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?: The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?: The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush occurs in 11 countries, including Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Colombia.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush?: The Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush is most easily confused with the Russet Nightingale-Thrush, the Bicknell's Thrush and the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush.

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