Veery
Catharus fuscescens
The name may copy its harsh, descending 'vee-er' call. Its scientific name, fuscescens, means 'blackish,' an odd fit for a bird with a plain brown back.
Catharus is from the Greek for 'pure'; fuscescens means 'blackish.'
Catharus fuscescens
The name may copy its harsh, descending 'vee-er' call. Its scientific name, fuscescens, means 'blackish,' an odd fit for a bird with a plain brown back.
Catharus is from the Greek for 'pure'; fuscescens means 'blackish.'