RFW Bird-watching Resources

  Thrushes and their Allies

Western Bluebird

(Sialia mexicana)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: webl
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile and Female   Rio Arriba County
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Western Bluebird


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Western Bluebird at xeno-canto.org

Mountain Bluebird

(Sialia currucoides)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: mobl
Size: Small

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   Orilla Verde

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Mountain Bluebird


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Rare

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Mountain Bluebird at xeno-canto.org

Townsend’s Solitaire

(Myadestes townsendi)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: toso
Size: Small

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   Harding Mine

   Rio Arriba County

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Townsend’s Solitaire


Season - Abundance Status:
Winter Visitor - Less Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Townsend’s Solitaire at xeno-canto.org

Hermit Thrush

(Catharus guttatus)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: heth
Size: Small

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

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Hermit Thrush


Season - Abundance Status:
Spring-Fall Transient - Less Common
Small numbers over-winter.

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of Hermit Thrush at xeno-canto.org

American Robin

(Turdus migratorius)

Family: Turdidae
Common Family Grouping:
Thrushes and their Allies
4-Letter Species Code: amro
Size: Medium

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   Rio Arriba County

   Rio Arriba County

Juvenile   Rio Arriba County
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American Robin


Season - Abundance Status:
Year-round Bird - Common

Link to USGS Site with more information: USGS

Hear sounds of American Robin at xeno-canto.org

Range data provided by Infonatura/Natureserve. Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Alnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2005 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 2.1 NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA

eBird and CBC Graphs created with Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart

Data for CBC Graph: National Audubon Society (2020). The Christmas Bird Count Historical Results Online. Available http://www.christmasbirdcount.org November, 2020

Data for eBird Graph: eBird. 2021. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org. (Accessed: January 7, 2021).