Veery
Catharus fuscescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusCatharus (Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes)
- SpeciesCatharus fuscescens (Veery)
The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli), Swainson's thrush (C. ustulatus), and hermit thrush (C. guttatus). Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush (named so after Alexander Wilson) and tawny thrush. Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern veery (C. fuscescens fuscescens), the western veery or willow thrush (C. fuscescens salicicolus), and the Newfoundland veery (C. fuscescens fuliginosus). The specific name fuscescens is Neo-Latin for "blackish", from Latin fuscus, "dark". The English name may imitate the call. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Veery sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
Pale-vented Thrush
Turdus obsoletus
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Veery in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Veery sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Veery in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Veery in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.