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title: "Wood Thrush"
description: "Hylocichla mustelina — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/wood-thrush
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wood Thrush

> Hylocichla mustelina — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Hylocichla mustelina*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 20568
- Wikidata: [Q599921](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599921)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13270](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13270)

## Names

- en: Wood Thrush
- de: Walddrossel
- es: Zorzal Moteado
- fr: Grive des bois
- nl: Amerikaanse boslijster
- pt: Tordo-dos-bosques
- pl: Drozdek rudy

## Countries with the most observations

US (14478), CA (1935), MX (874), CR (392), BZ (161), HN (135), GT (109), NI (42), PA (16), SV (7)

## Summary

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.
The…

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

## Photo

![Wood Thrush](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wood-thrush/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162512075

## Machine access

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