Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusMyadestes (Typical Solitaires and Hawaiian Thrushes)
- SpeciesMyadestes townsendi (Townsend's Solitaire)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
📅 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 Townsend's Solitaire in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Solitaire sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 136 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Solitaire in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Solitaire in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.