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 Yellowstone National Park
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Varied Thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Solitaire sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 309 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Solitaire in Yellowstone National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Solitaire in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.