Breeding Location:
Mountains, Forest, Grasslands
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Casual in AK in spring, Rare to accidental
Egg Color:
Light blue green with brown blotches
Number of Eggs:
4 - 6
Incubation Days:
13 - 15
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Grass, rootlets, twigs., Lined with clay.
Migration:
Migratory
Recommended Products:
General
Dusky Thrush: Large thrush with brown back and rufous wings. Underparts are white with black scaling. Head is dark, eyebrow is white, and bill is black with yellow base on lower mandible. Throat is white with black streaks and partial collar is white. Female and juvenile are duller. Rare visitor to Alaska.
Range and Habitat
Dusky Thrush: Common in Siberia, casual in Alaska during spring migration; rare to accidental in coastal Alaska and British Columbia in winter. Preferred habitats include lawns and ornamental fruit-bearing shrubs and trees.
Breeding and Nesting
Dusky Thrush: Four to six light blue green eggs with brown blotches are laid in a nest made of grass, rootlets, and twigs, lined with clay, and built on a tree branch, stump, ground, or cliff ledge. Incubation ranges from 13 to 15 days and is carried out by the female.
Foraging and Feeding
Dusky Thrush: Eats insects, earthworms, berries, and fruits; forages while hopping on the ground, pausing frequently to scan for food.
Readily Eats
Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal
Vocalization
Dusky Thrush: Song is a series of melodious whistles. Call is a harsh "shack-shack-shack" or piecing "shreee."
Similar Species
Dusky Thrush: Eyebrowed Thrush has brown upperwings, rufous wash on belly, gray upper breast, white spot from eye to chin, and lacks black scaling on underparts.
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