hermit thrush

The hermit thrush is a type of thrush known for its song. In eastern North America, the specific subspecies Hylocichla guttata faxoni is dull brown with a rufous tail and a spotted breast. More broadly, the term can refer to related thrushes found in western North America.1

Nightingale thrushes, belonging to the genus Catharus, are slender birds with plain plumage and melodious songs, reminiscent of the European nightingale. Some tropical species have orange eye rims, bills, and legs, with unspotted underparts. Northern species, sometimes classified under Hylocichla, have whitish eye rims and spotted underparts. The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a well-known singer found in coniferous woodlands of Canada and the United States.2