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 Point Pelee National Park
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta 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 Townsend's Solitaire in Point Pelee National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Solitaire sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 108 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Solitaire in Point Pelee National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Solitaire in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.