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Hermit Thrush
| Color: |
Brown |
| Size: |
6.75" |
| Season: |
Winter |
| Description: |
Brown above with a reddish tail and rump. Bold spots on the breast. Eye ring is white. |
| Voice: |
Rarely sings during winter. Song is ethereal and flutelike, beginning with a long whistle followed by a jumble of higher twirling notes bo diddly diddly diddly. Call notes include pip and a rising teeer.
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| Habitat: |
Woodlands with a moderate understory, preferably where insects and berries are available. |
| Interesting Fact: |
This is the only spotted thrush that winters in Arkansas, switching from a diet of insects in the summer to fruit in the winter. |
| Scientific name: |
Catharus guttatus |
| Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Family: |
Turdidae |
Adult Ben Meadors |
Adult Nick Anich |
Adult Gene and Tina Blackwell |
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