Wood thrush

Hylocichla mustelina

The Wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Leafy woods in eastern North America; winters in Central America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Hylocichla mustelina
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Wood thrush lives

Leafy woods in eastern North America; winters in Central America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🍎 Fruit40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Its flute-like song sounds like it is singing in two voices at once.

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Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC 4.0), xeno-canto XC1139954. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Wood thrush

Where does the Wood thrush live?

The Wood thrush lives in United States and Canada. Leafy woods in eastern North America; winters in Central America.

What does the Wood thrush eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Wood thrush endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.