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Thrush calls

SongLark teaches 13 thrushes, from Birds of Victoria, Birds of the North Island, Birds of California, Birds of Northern Thailand, Birds of England, Birds of the Pacific Northwest and Birds of Eastern North America. Thrushes can sound alike, so play each recording below, read what to listen for, and follow a bird to its own page to learn more.

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Birds of Victoria

  • Common Blackbird Turdus merula

    Rich, mellow fluting song from an exposed perch; sharp alarm chatter.

Birds of the North Island

  • Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

    Loud ringing phrases, each one repeated two or three times.

Birds of California

  • American Robin Turdus migratorius

    Rich caroling phrases, cheerily cheer-up cheerio; a scolding tut-tut-tut.

  • Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana

    A soft few and a short chattering kew-kew in flight.

  • Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

    A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.

  • Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi

    A clear, piping, bell-like tew repeated in winter; a long, rich warbling song in spring.

Birds of Northern Thailand

Birds of England

  • Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus

    Loud, far-carrying fluty phrases from a treetop, often in wind and rain; a dry rattling alarm.

Birds of the Pacific Northwest

  • Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius

    One long, eerie, buzzy whistle on a single pitch, then a pause and another on a different note.

  • Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

    A flute-like song of rolling phrases that spiral upward; the call is a liquid whit or pip.

Birds of Eastern North America

  • Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

    A soft, low, warbled chur-lee, chur-lee and a gentle tu-a-wee call.

  • Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

    A flute-like ee-oh-lay ending in a buzzy trill, echoing through summer woods.

  • Veery Catharus fuscescens

    A breezy, downward-spiralling vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer that sounds like it is played in a pipe.

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