Grey-cheeked Thrush

Catharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) GRATH 11780
Family: Passeriformes > Turdidae

A small thrush that breeds in the boreal and sub-arctic scrub of North America, Grey-cheeked Thrush is a very rare visitor to Britain, with almost all records being in western Britain in October.

Grey-cheeked Thrushes reach Britain & Ireland noticeably later in the autumn than Swainson's Thrushes do.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
378 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
378 records

BTO RECORDS

378 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
378 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Grey-cheeked Thrush, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Brych Bochlwyd
Catalan: griveta de galtes grises
Czech: drozd šedolící
Danish: Gråkindet Skovdrossel
Dutch: Grijswangdwerglijster
Estonian: tundrarästas
Finnish: tundrarastas
French: Grive à joues grises
German: Grauwangen-Musendrossel
Hungarian: szürkearcú fülemülerigó
Icelandic: Hlýraþröstur
Irish: Smólach Glasleicneach
Italian: Tordo di Baird
Latvian: pelekvaigu strazds
Lithuanian: mažasis trumpasnapis strazdas
Norwegian: Gråkinnskogtrost
Polish: drozdek szarolicy
Portuguese: sabiá-de-cara-cinza / tordo-de-faces-cinzentas
Slovak: drozd sivolíci
Slovenian: aljaški cikovtnik
Spanish: Zorzalito carigrís
Swedish: gråkindad skogstrast

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