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Gray-cheeked thrush

Catharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a species in the family Turdidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30.6 g to 32.6 g and live up to 7.32 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the gray-cheeked thrush

Weight
30.6 g – 32.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.32 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7.34 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gray-cheeked thrush live?

Not recorded

What is the gray-cheeked thrush?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) is a medium-sized thrush. This species is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in) in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic species pair with the latter. The gray-cheeked thrush is all but indistinguishable from Bicknell's thrush except by its slightly larger size and different song. The two were formerly considered conspecific. Of all the American spotted thrushes, the gray-cheeked has the most northern breeding range.

From the Wikipedia article “Gray-cheeked thrush” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gray-cheeked_thrush&oldid=1380682821), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the gray-cheeked thrush endangered?

The gray-cheeked thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the gray-cheeked thrush classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTurdidae
  6. genusCatharus
  7. SpeciesCatharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848)

Synonyms Hylocichla aliciae aliciae, Hylocichla minima, Hylocichla minima minima, Turdus aliciae aliciae, Turdus minimus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Alice's thrushEnglish
  • Crey-cheeked thrushEnglish
  • Grey-cheeked thrushEnglish
  • Grey-cheeked thrushEnglish
  • Малък дроздBulgarian
  • Milc'hwid boc'h louetBreton
  • griveta de galtes grisesCatalan
  • drozd šedolícíCzech
  • Bronfraith FochlwydWelsh
  • Bronfreithod BochlwydWelsh
  • Gråkindet SkovdrosselDanish
  • Grauwangen-MusendrosselGerman
  • GrauwangendrosselGerman
  • grizvanga turdoEsperanto
  • Zorzal CarigrísSpanish
  • Zorzal cara grisSpanish
  • Zorzalito carigrísSpanish
  • tundrarästasEstonian
  • tundrarastasFinnish
  • Grive à joues grisesFrench
  • Grivette à joue rougesFrench
  • Grivette à joues grisesFrench
  • Smólach glasleicneachIrish
  • קיכלי אפור-לחיHebrew
  • sivolici drozdCroatian
  • szürkearcú fülemülerigóHungarian
  • HlýraþrösturIcelandic
  • Tordo di BairdItalian
  • ハイイロチャツグミJapanese
  • mažasis trumpasnapis strazdasLithuanian
  • pelēkvaigu strazdsLatvian
  • GrijswangdwerglijsterDutch
  • gråkinnskogtrastNorwegian Nynorsk
  • gråkinnskogtrostNorwegian
  • Chuchubi Garganta PintáPapiamento
  • drozdek szarolicyPolish
  • tordo-de-faces-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Малый дроздRussian
  • RánesnierrárásttisNorthern Sami
  • drozd sivolíciSlovak
  • aljaški cikovtnikSlovenian
  • Sivoliki drozdićSerbian
  • gråkindad skogstrastSwedish
  • Gri Yanaklı Bülbül ArdıcıTurkish
  • Сірощокий дріздUkrainian
  • дрізд-короткодзьоб малийUkrainian
  • 灰頰夜鶇Chinese
  • 灰颊夜鸫Chinese

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Relatives of the gray-cheeked thrush

Other species in the same genus Catharus.

LC, Least Concern
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)

Veery

Catharus fuscescens

Turdidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gray-cheeked thrush?

An adult gray-cheeked thrush weighs 30.6 g – 32.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the gray-cheeked thrush endangered?

The gray-cheeked thrush is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the gray-cheeked thrush live?

The gray-cheeked thrush has a recorded lifespan of 7.32 years.

What kind of animal is the gray-cheeked thrush?

The gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus) belongs to the family Turdidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-cheeked-thrush

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{gray_cheeked_thrush_2026,
  title = {Gray-cheeked thrush (Catharus minimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-cheeked-thrush},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}