Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Turdidae
Catharus—Thrushes // Catharus guttatus—Hermit Thrush // Ixoreus naevius—Varied Thrush // Myadestes townsendi—Townsend's Solitaire // Sialia sp.—Bluebirds // Sialia currucoides—Mountain Bluebird // Turdus migratorius—American Robin
For a time, these taxa were placed in the Muscicapidae. Seven or more species occur now in our region.
Swainson's Thrush apparently is not common in the region, though present (Ligon 1961). In light of limitations of comparative material, the identification from Dry Cave as C. swainsoni is iffy, and I have changed the 1989 unqualified identification to "?".
Sites.
Late Wisconsin: Harris' Pocket (Harris 1989 as C. swainsoni, but now considered ? Catharus).
Literature. Harris 1989; Ligon 1961.
This thrush is widespread in our region either as resident or migrant (Mead et al. 1984).
Sites.
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Deadman Cave (Mead et al. 1984).
Literature. Mead et al. 1984.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Literature. Guthrie 2009.
Sites. Late Wisconsin: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave).
Literature. Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Both the Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) and the Mountain Bluebird (S. currucoides) summer in the wooded mountains, but may winter almost anywhere in the region.
Sites.
Mid Wisconsin-Holocene: Shelter Cave (Howard and Miller 1933).
Late Wisconsin: Bison Chamber (Harris 1989); Harris' Pocket (Harris 1989).
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Balcony Room (Harris 1993c); Conkling Cavern (Howard and Miller 1933).
Literature. Harris 1989, 1993c; Howard and Miller 1933.
Sites.
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Mid/Late Wisconsin: Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992: cf.).
Literature. Guthrie 2009; Stock and Harris 1992.
Sites.
Rancholabrean: Cool Water Coal Gasification Solid Waste Site (Jefferson 1991a: ? gen.).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
American Robins most commonly are found in montane forests in the summer, but spread throughout our region in winter.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Carpinteria (Guthrie 2009).
Early/Early-Mid Wisconsin: Rm Vanishing Floor (Harris 1993c: cf. gen. et sp.).
Mid/Late Wisconsin: Diamond Valley (Springer et al. 2009: cf. gen.); Rancho La Brea (Stock and Harris 1992).
Mid Wisconsin-Holocene: Shelter Cave (Howard and Miller 1933).
Late Wisconsin: Antelope Cave (Reynolds, Reynolds, Bell, and Pitzer 1991); Maricopa (Jefferson 1991a).
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Conkling Cavern (Howard and Miller 1933); Deadman Cave (Mead et al. 1984).
Literature. Guthrie 2009; Harris 1993c; Howard and Miller 1933; Jefferson 1991a; Mead et al. 1984; Reynolds, Reynolds, Bell, and Pitzer 1991; Springer et al. 2009; Stock and Harris 1992.
Last Update: 28 May 2014