General Description: Varied Thrushes (Ixoreus naevius) are large, sexually monomorphic songbirds, although males are brighter colored than females. They generally are brownish above and orange below, with orange wingbars and spots on the wings and a black bar across the breast. They also have an orange eyeline. Varied Thrushes could be mistaken for an American Robin, but robins lack the bar on the front and orange in the wings.

Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Turdidae.

Favored Habitat: Thickets and woods in the mountains where they usually forage on the ground.

Where to Find: Don't expect to see Varied Thrushes around Las Vegas, but keep an eye out for them while birding in the mountains and during migration seasons in the desert. They show up from time to time at Corn Creek.

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