gray-cheeked thrush

[ grey-cheekt ]

noun

1. a North American thrush, Catharus minimus, having olive upper parts and grayish cheeks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gray-cheeked thrush¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

One of the most common migrants recorded was the gray-cheeked thrush, a shy bird of the northern boreal forest that is rarely seen in the northeast U.S. during fall migration.

From Salon

Birders call one side of the park Thrush Ridge for the birds — wood thrush, hermit thrush, gray-cheeked thrush and more — that seem to like it there.

From Washington Post

It’s almost entirely indistinguishable from the much more common gray-cheeked thrush.

From Slate

Spiders are freely eaten by the gray-cheeked thrush in spring, and sparingly in fall.

From Project Gutenberg

Vegetable food.—A few Rubus seeds were recorded as cultivated fruit, but they were found in only two stomachs and probably were wild, as the gray-cheeked thrush does not live where it is likely to come in contact with cultivated blackberries or raspberries.

From Project Gutenberg