Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusHylocichla
- SpeciesHylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wood Thrush in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Wood Thrush sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 952 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wood Thrush in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wood Thrush in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.