Photo courtesy of Greg Lavaty

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus
Passeriformes
Turdidae

Sound courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Did you know?

In Panama, Swainson's Thrushes were eight times more likely to be seen in shade coffee near intact forest than in shade coffee plantations distant from intact forest.

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Bibliography

Roberts, Dina L.; Cooper, Robert J.; Petit, Lisa J. 2000. "Flock characteristics of ant-following birds in premontane moist forest and coffee agroecosystems." Ecological Applications, 10(5): 1414-1425.