Varied Thrush
The varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) is a member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ixoreus. == Taxonomy == The varied thrush was formally described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1789 under the binomial name Turdus naevius. Gmelin based his description of the "Spotted thrush" that had been described by John Latham in 1783 from specimens owned by Joseph Banks. These had been collected near Nootka Sound (formerly King George's Sound) which separates Nootka Island from Vancouver Island on the Pacific coast of Canada. The varied thrush is now the only species placed in the genus Ixoreus that was introduced by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The genus name Ixoreus comes from the Ancient Greek ixos meaning "mistletoe". This was a synonym of a former name for the mockingbird genus, Mimus; Bonaparte assumed wrongly that, because William Swainson had shown a mockingbird and this thrush on the same plate of his book, they were related. The specific naevius is Latin for "spotted" from naevus meaning "spot". Four subspecies are recognised: I. n. meruloides – (Swainson, 1832): Found in south Alaska and northwestern Canada I. n. naevius – (Gmelin, J.F., 1789)…
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area, Canada
+130 birds+24 mammals
Where the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforest meets the Salish Sea, an archipelago of over 15 islands and numerous islets creates […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier National Park
Glacier, Canada
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where the Columbia Mountains rise in British Columbia’s interior, temperate rainforest gives way to alpine meadows scattered with late-lying snow. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKootenay National Park
Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine), Canada
+64 birds+26 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies fracture into emerald valleys, hot springs bubble through mineral-rich earth, and the Kootenay River carves its […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Revelstoke National Park
Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek), Canada
+57 birds+17 mammals
Where granite peaks claw at cloud-laden skies above the Columbia River valley, ancient temperate rainforests cloak the mountainsides in emerald […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBanff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canada
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where turquoise glacial lakes mirror jagged peaks and coniferous forests sweep across vast alpine plateaus, one of North America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJasper National Park
Improvement District No. 12, Canada
+127 birds+32 mammals
Where the Canadian Rockies erupt into a wilderness of turquoise glacial lakes and precipitous valleys, nearly 11,000 square kilometres of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPinnacles National Park
San Benito County, United States
+120 birds+30 mammals
Jagged volcanic spires thrust skyward across this 222-square-kilometre preserve in California’s Coast Ranges, their rust-coloured stone sculpted by millions of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDenali National Park
Denali Borough, United States
+102 birds+22 mammals
Where subarctic wilderness sprawls across nearly 31,000 square kilometres of interior Alaska, six million acres of raw, untrammelled landscape define […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYosemite National Park
Mariposa County, United States
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where granite monoliths rise nearly a vertical mile above verdant valleys, the Sierra Nevada reveals one of North America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Rainier National Park
Pierce County, United States
+105 birds+27 mammals
Where volcanic slopes rise dramatically from temperate rainforest to alpine tundra, a landscape of raw geological power unfolds across 1,322 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCrater Lake National Park
Klamath County, United States
+78 birds+21 mammals
Where the Cascade Range’s volcanic heart fractured 7,700 years ago, a mirror of impossible blue now reflects alpine wilderness at […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRedwood National Park
Humboldt County, United States
+126 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient titans pierce the California fog, the tallest trees on Earth create a primordial landscape unlike anywhere else. Spanning […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, United States
+122 birds+29 mammals
Where temperate rainforest meets alpine meadow and windswept coastline, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. This 10,765-square-kilometre sanctuary […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYoho National Park
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake), Canada
+81 birds+26 mammals
Where granite peaks claw at British Columbia’s sky, turquoise glacial rivers carve through valleys of old-growth forest, creating a landscape […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
Area E (Moresby Island), Canada
+61 birds+9 mammals
Where temperate rainforests plunge into the Pacific and mist clings to ancient cedar groves, one of North America’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTombstone Territorial Park
Dawson City, Canada
+86 birds+17 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Yukon sky and tundra stretches endlessly toward the Arctic horizon, the Tombstone Range commands attention […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVENo community photos yet. Log in to add the first one.
No community observations of this species yet.