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title: "Veery"
description: "Catharus fuscescens — Uccelli. The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/veery
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Veery

> Catharus fuscescens — Uccelli. The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C.

- Scientific name: *Catharus fuscescens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 15796
- Wikidata: [Q1047971](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1047971)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12901](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12901)

## Names

- en: Veery
- de: Wilsondrossel
- es: Zorzal Canelo
- fr: Grive fauve
- nl: Veery
- pt: Sabiá-norte-americano / tordo-fulvo
- pl: Drozdek brunatny

## Countries with the most observations

US (8642), CA (3413), MX (74), CO (38), BR (28), PA (25), CR (12), HN (9), VE (5), BZ (4)

## Summary

The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli), Swainson's thrush (C. ustulatus), and hermit thrush (C. guttatus). Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush (named so after Alexander Wilson) and tawny thrush. Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern veery (C. fuscescens fuscescens), the western veery or willow thrush (C. fuscescens salicicolus), and the Newfoundland veery (C. fuscescens…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veery

## Photo

![Veery](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/veery/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249475877

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/veery?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).