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wood thrush
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wood thrush
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A large plump thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) of wooded areas of eastern North America, having a reddish-brown head and a spotted cream-colored breast.
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Noun1.wood thrush - large thrush common in eastern American woodlandswood thrush - large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast


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The chorus of yellow warblers, prairies, blue-wingeds, redstarts, towhees, veeries and the incomparably beautiful and flute-like wood thrushes produced music fitting an entry to a magical setting.
Stutchbury and her team mounted miniaturized geolocators on 14 wood thrushes and 20 purple martins, breeding in Pennsylvania during 2007, tracking the birds' fall takeoff, migration to South America, and journey back to North America.
Songbirds like martins or wood thrushes fly three times faster than thought on their annual migration, Canadian researchers said Thursday.
 
 
 
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