Hermit’s Thrush
HETH- Scientific: Catharus guttatus
- Spanish: Zorzalito Colirrufo
- French: Grive solitaire
- Family: Thrushes
- Bird Code: HETH
If there is a 3° C increase in temperature due to unmitigated climate change
Predicted percentage of habitat lost
71%
Summer range lost
30%
Winter range lost
Climate and other threats imore info
Habitat
Can be found in the understory near forest openings and trails.
Range
Far northern regions of North America in the summers and migrates to spend winters in much of the southern U.S. and Mexico.
Did you know?
According to the Cornell website All About Birds: ““Hermit Thrushes sometimes forage by “foot quivering,” where they shake bits of grass with their feet to get insects. They also typically begin to quiver their feet as they relax after seeing a flying predator.”