Summary ⁷

Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) is a medium-sized thrush, the only solitaire native to America north of Mexico.

Distribution ⁸

occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

Habitat and ecology ⁹

Systems

• Terrestrial

Migration ¹⁰

Non-Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species do not make significant seasonal migrations. Juvenile dispersal is not considered a migration.

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: Yes. At least some populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

Breeding populations north of southwestern Canada move south for winter. Individuals generally move to lower elevations for winter.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2929788789
2. (c) John Breitsch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3592/3515004260_1881b1ff2a_o.jpg
3. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/5813257841_571fd9332f.jpg
4. (c) Jason Weckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3002417147_94781418c7_b.jpg
5. (c) Jason Weckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/3002417295_fdfd2282ca_b.jpg
6. (c) nevets183, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3268808720_eb96179730.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myadestes_townsendi
8. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28917225
9. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31152165
10. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28917229

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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