Olive-Backed Thrush vs Veery

Catharus ustulatus compared with Catharus fuscescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive-Backed Thrush	Veery
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family same	Turdidae	Turdidae
Genus same	Catharus	Catharus
Species	Catharus ustulatus	Catharus fuscescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Olive-Backed Thrush and Veery share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Catharus.

Conservation Status

Olive-Backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Veery

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive-Backed Thrush	Veery
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive-Backed Thrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Veery

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, United States, and Venezuela.

Olive-Backed Thrush

Olive-Backed Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Veery

Veery (Catharus fuscescens) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela