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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus [Pallas, 1811]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
, HERTH
EURING No:
11760
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 9 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
17 cm
Wingspan:
27 cm
Weight:
M/F: 30 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: katharos =pure, clear
and L.: guttatus =spotted
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n&w North America, WINTERS: US & Bahamas
Habitat:
Mixed forest
Diet:
Invertebrates and fruit
TitBit:
East of the Rocky Mountains the Hermit Thrush usually nests on the ground. In the West, it is more likely to nest in trees.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Fair Isle, 1975
(Broad, R.A. 1979. 72:414-417)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
7
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(1998),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Eremitdrossel
Dutch:
Heremietlijster
Finnish:
Erakkorastas
French:
Grive solitaire
German:
Einsiedlerdrossel
Hungarian:
Remeterigó
Icelandic:
Dulþröstur
Irish:
Italian:
Tordo eremita
Norwegian:
Eremittskogtrost
Polish:
Drozdek samotny
Portuguese:
Tordo-solitario
Spanish:
Zorzal cinchado
Swedish:
Eremitskostrast
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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