Hermit Thrush

  • Scientific Name: Catharus Guttatus
  • Common Name: Hermit Thrush
  • Diet: insects, spiders, worms, fruits, berries
  • Color: brown
  • Size: 7 inches
  • Active Period: Winter
  • Habitat: widespread
  • Field Identification: white eye ring, spotting on breast, reddish brown tail, flicks wings and tail vertically
  • Nest: on ground
  • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  • Genus: Catharus
  • Family: Turdidae (thrushes)
  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
  • Species: guttatus