Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840)
SWATH 
11770
Family: Passeriformes > Turdidae
This small thrush is a shy denizen of montane fir forest, and is found across much of North America, wintering in Central America and south to Peru.
Swainson's Thrush is only very rarely encountered in Britain & Ireland, mostly in late autumn (from September to the first half of October).
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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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.
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Skokholm, 1967 (Mayo, 1956) |
SEASONALITY
Swainson's Thrush is a very rare vagrant, with a handful of records in autumn.
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 Swainson's 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.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: SWATH | Euring: 11770 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- The effect of vegetation management on breeding bird communities in British Columbia
- Composition of cavity-nesting bird communities in montane aspen woodland fragments: the roles of landscape context and forest structure
- Avian nest survival in coastal forested buffer strips on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Read more studies about Swainson's Thrush on Conservation Evidence >
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