Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusHylocichla
- SpeciesHylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush)
The wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a North American passerine bird in the family Turdidae and is the only species placed in the genus Hylocichla. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush is the official bird of the District of Columbia. The wood thrush is a medium-sized thrush, with brown upper parts with mottled brown and white underparts. The male and female are similar in appearance. The song of the male is often cited as being the most beautiful in North America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Long-tailed Manakin
Chiroxiphia linearis
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
White-lored Gnatcatcher
Polioptila albiloris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Wood Thrush at Santa Rosa National 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