Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusCatharus (Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes)
- SpeciesCatharus minimus (Gray-cheeked Thrush)
The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific. Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Yellow-throated Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus dryas
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Andean Solitaire
Myadestes ralloides
Bare-eyed Thrush
Turdus nudigenis
Black-billed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis
Chestnut-bellied Thrush
Turdus fulviventris
Yellow-legged Thrush
Turdus flavipes
Glossy-black Thrush
Turdus serranus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gray-cheeked Thrush at Chingaza National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there