Summary ³

L 10 “ Wt. 2.7oz
Description: The Varied Thrush is smaller in size than a Robin and very shy. They have a black and orange striped head, a slate gray back, and an orange chest with a black breast band. Varied Thrushes are found in flocks and feed on berries and small insects.

Habitat: Coniferous forests and damp shaded woods.
Fun Facts: The Varied Thrush song sounds like a tiny telephone ringing long and slow in different pitches.

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2. (c) Pete, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/93452626@N00/97713694
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixoreus_naevius

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