Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTurdidae (Thrushes)
GenusCatharus (Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes)
SpeciesCatharus fuscescens (Veery)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ciénaga de Zapata

4 Verified sightings at Ciénaga de Zapata From 2019 to 2026

6,033 Verified sightings across all 36 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the 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. This species measures 16–19.5 cm (6.3–7.7 in) in length. Its mass is 26–39 g (0.92–1.38 oz), exceptionally up to 54 g (1.9 oz). The wingspan averages 28.5 cm (11.2 in). Each wing measures 8.9–10.4 cm (3.5–4.1 in), the bill measures 1.2–1.9 cm (0.47–0.75 in) and the tarsus is 2.7–3.25 cm (1.06–1.28 in). The veery shows the characteristic under-wing stripe of Catharus thrushes. Adults are mainly light brown on the upperparts... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Catharus ustulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Catharus guttatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Turdus plumbeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Hylocichla mustelina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Setophaga palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Quiscalus niger

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Contopus caribaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dives atroviolaceus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Agelaius humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dumetella carolinensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

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

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Veery

About the Veery

Recent sightings of Veery in Ciénaga de Zapata

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Red-legged Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Redstart

Palm Warbler

Greater Antillean Grackle

Cuban Pewee

Cuban Blackbird

Tawny-shouldered Blackbird

Northern Parula

Gray Catbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found