LC
Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2021 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 13,200,000 km2 medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) 7,740,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size 46000000 mature individuals poor inferred 2020
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 2.52 years - - -

Population justification: The global population is inferred to number 46 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2020).

Trend justification: The population is declining slowly (Partners in Flight 2020).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Antigua and Barbuda extant vagrant yes yes
Bahamas possibly extant native yes
Barbados extant vagrant yes yes
Belize extant native yes
Bermuda (to UK) extant vagrant yes
Brazil extant native yes
Canada extant native yes yes
Colombia extant native yes
Costa Rica extant native yes
Cuba extant native yes yes
CuraƧao (to Netherlands) extant native yes
Dominica extant native yes
Ecuador extant native yes
France extant vagrant
French Guiana extant native yes
Germany extant vagrant
Greenland (to Denmark) extant vagrant
Guadeloupe (to France) extant vagrant yes yes
Guatemala extant native yes
Guyana extant native yes
Haiti extant native yes
Honduras extant native yes
Iceland extant vagrant
Ireland extant vagrant
Italy extant vagrant
Jamaica extant native yes
Martinique (to France) extant native yes
Mexico extant native yes
Montserrat (to UK) extant vagrant yes yes
Nicaragua extant native yes
Norway extant vagrant
Panama extant native yes yes
Peru extant native yes
Portugal extant vagrant
Puerto Rico (to USA) extant native yes
Russia extant native yes
Russia (Asian) extant native yes
St Kitts and Nevis extant vagrant yes yes
St Lucia extant vagrant yes yes
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) extant vagrant yes yes
St Vincent and the Grenadines extant vagrant yes yes
Suriname extant native yes
Trinidad and Tobago extant native yes
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) possibly extant native yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant
USA extant native yes yes
Venezuela extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to UK) possibly extant native yes
Virgin Islands (to USA) possibly extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Boreal suitable breeding
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland major non-breeding
Grassland Tundra suitable breeding
Shrubland Boreal major breeding
Altitude 0 - 3000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grey-cheeked-thrush-catharus-minimus on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.