Gray Catbird
Turdus migratorius 灰嘲鸫
The Gray Catbird is a 9‑inch perching bird with slate‑gray plumage, a black cap, chestnut under‑tail coverts, and occasional orange or red highlights. It exhibits direct flight, flittering behavior, and a distinctive cat‑like mewling call.
- First spotted
- 11 Jul 2025
- Seen at 3 places
- Bolin Creek TrailNew York City, NYUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Group
- Perching
Field marks
- Length
- 9 in · 23 cm
- Colours
- Black · Gray · Orange · Red
- Wings
- Broad
- Tail
- Rounded · Square-tipped
- In flight
- Direct Flight · Flitter
- Movement
- Migratory
- World population
- 29 million