Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
GenusCatharus (Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes)
SpeciesCatharus fuscescens (Veery)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

1 Verified records at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Catharus guttatus

Catharus ustulatus

Catharus bicknelli

Turdus migratorius

Junco hyemalis

Corvus brachyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely

Poecile atricapillus

50–60% · Likely

Setophaga coronata

50–60% · Likely

Zonotrichia albicollis

Spinus tristis

Melospiza melodia

Vireo olivaceus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Veery at Cape Breton Highlands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
22	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
34	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
35	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
38	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
39	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Veery

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Hermit Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Bicknell's Thrush

American Robin

Dark-eyed Junco

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Yellow-rumped Warbler

White-throated Sparrow

American Goldfinch

Song Sparrow

Red-eyed Vireo

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found