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Hylocichla mustelina · Family Turdidae

Hylocichla mustelina

Family Turdidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
GBIF occurrence records
2,270,770
Countries and territories with records
28
Wood Thrush
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About this species

This species has 2,270,770 occurrence records from 28 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (87.9%), Canada (7.1%), Belize (1.5%) and Costa Rica (1.3%); together they account for 97.8% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.18% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Hylocichla mustelina combines the genus name Hylocichla with the species epithet mustelina. It is the only species of the genus Hylocichla in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 155 species of the family Turdidae. This species ranks 8th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Turdus migratorius. Its record count is 4.3 times the family average (532,772). The family Turdidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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