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Veery
Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The veery (Catharus fuscescens) is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush (C. minimus), Bicknell's thrush (C. bicknelli), Swainson's thrush (C. ustulatus), and hermit thrush (C. guttatus). Alternate names for this species include Wilson's thrush (named so after Alexander Wilson) and tawny thrush. Up to six subspecies exist, which are grouped into the eastern veery (C. fuscescens fuscescens), the western veery or willow thrush (C. fuscescens salicicolus), and the Newfoundland veery (C. fuscescens fuliginosus).
The specific name fuscescens is Neo-Latin for "blackish", from Latin fuscus, "dark". The English name may imitate the call.
Wikipedia contributors, Veery; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T01:20:24.091759+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Catharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817)
- Name authority
- (Stephens, 1817)
- Common name
- Veery
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Turdidae
- Genus
- Catharus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTurdidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCatharus Bonaparte, 1850
- speciesCatharus fuscescens (Stephens, 1817)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Catharus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus (Lafresnaye, 1848) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus aurantiirostris (Hartlaub, 1850) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slaty-backed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus fuscater (Lafresnaye, 1845) | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-billed Nightingale-ThrushCatharus gracilirostris Salvin, 1865 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Russet Nightingale-ThrushCatharus occidentalis P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TurdidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Turdus fuscescens Stephens, 1817 Stephens, 1817 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=179796 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XFQZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.